was hält

what does … think of

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phrase Common #3,316
what does … think of In “Was hält … von …?”, it asks for someone’s opinion. With words like “hier” or “zurück,” it can instead mean “what keeps … here/back?”
GE: Was hältst du von diesem Film?
EN: What do you think of this film?

Was hält Tom von Mary?

What does Tom think of Mary?

Was hält euch denn zurück?

What's holding you back?

— Die sieben Samurai (1954)

Was hält Marika von Algerien?

What does Marika think of Algeria?

Was hält Tom wirklich von Maria?

What does Tom really think of Maria?

Was hält man von meinem Englisch?

What do people think of my English?

Was hält Tom für den wichtigsten Punkt?

What does Tom think is the most important point?

Was hält uns auf?

What’s holding us back?

Was hält Tom von uns?

What does Tom think of us?

Und was hält sie oder er von dir?

And what does she or he think of you?

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Was hält man in Donnafugata wirklich von Don Calogero?

What do people in Donnafugata really think of Don Calogero?

— Der Leopard (1963)

Was hält Sie dann noch zurück?

What’s still holding you back, then?

Was hält sie in der Luft?

What keeps them in the air?

— Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)