Hold the Cards

Hold the Cards

Meaning: To have control, power, or advantage in a situation.

Tener las cartas

Significado: Tener el control, el poder o la ventaja en una situación.

Ter as cartas na mão

Significado: Ter controle, poder ou vantagem em uma situação.

Avoir les cartes en main

Signification: Avoir le contrôle, le pouvoir ou l’avantage dans une situation.

Die Karten in der Hand halten

Bedeutung: Kontrolle, Macht oder Vorteil in einer Situation haben.

Avere le carte in mano

Significato: Avere controllo, potere o vantaggio in una situazione.

Kozyonları elinde tutmak

Anlam: Bir durumda kontrol, güç veya avantaj sahibi olmak.

掌握牌局

意思: 在某种情况下拥有控制权或优势。

主導権を握る

意味: 状況で優位や支配権を持つこと。

주도권을 쥐다

의미: 상황에서 통제권이나 우위를 가지다.

Dialogue

20:25:02 - With Iran’s security forces tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say Washington may now hold no cards in the immediate shipping standoff.

20:25:06 - Right… because when access to the world’s most critical oil chokepoint is controlled on the ground, military presence alone doesn’t guarantee leverage.

20:25:10 - Vessels moving through the narrow waterway now face strict coordination rules, and any escalation risk puts shipping routes in a highly unstable position.

20:25:14 - In this kind of geopolitical standoff, whoever controls the strait effectively holds the cards, while the other side may hold none.