Detailed translations for "hold back"

to hold back

to hold back
to hold back(also: withheld}, to withhold {withheld)
zurückhalten{transitive verb}
Left alone with Miss Moliere, who couldn't hold back her tears he gave her a long silent look.
Wortlos schaute er Mademoiselle Molière an, die ihre Tränen nicht zurückhalten konnte.
She says if we hold back the Rehabs for just two more days, they won't be able to make us move.
Wenn wir die Rehabs zwei Tage zurückhalten siedeln sie uns nicht um. Meine Eltern werden frei sein.

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