English–Spanish dictionary
Spanish translation of the English word hold back
| English | Spanish (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
hold back (detain; retain; reserve; withhold) | retener | |
| (keep at a distance; keep at bay) | apartar | |
🔗 Authorities interpreted the books—about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village—as referring to Hong Kong and the Běijīng government. | ||
| (continue; last) | continuar | daŭradi |
bodega | ||
| (hang onto; retain; keep; maintain; have) | tener | |
🔗 He held it at arm’s length. | ||
| (comprise; contain) | contener | |
🔗 It still held oil. | ||
| (contain; admit) | contener | enteni |
| (halt; stop; end; obstruct; stem; stay; stall; arrest) | parar | |
| (cause; cause to take place; organize; provoke; stage) | dar lugar a ; ocasionar | |
🔗 And European Council president Donald Tusk will hold talks with Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Dublin. | ||
| (occupy; take; engage; fill; involve) | ocupar | |
🔗 A successful strike southwards would make Russia’s defence of parts of Cherson it still holds untenable. | ||
| (deem; opine; think; feel; reckon; see; believe; find) | opinar | |
| (pause) | calderón | |
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| hold back | ⇆ acortarse; ⇆ aguantar; ⇆ contener; ⇆ detener; ⇆ refrenarse; ⇆ retener |
| hold | ⇆ tener; ⇆ agarradera; ⇆ agarro; ⇆ asa; ⇆ mango; ⇆ autoridad; ⇆ dominio; ⇆ presa; ⇆ cabina de carga; ⇆ calderón; ⇆ bodega; ⇆ retener; ⇆ apoyar; ⇆ sostener; ⇆ sujetar; ⇆ contener; ⇆ tener cabida para; ⇆ ocupar; ⇆ celebrar; ⇆ ser valedero; ⇆ seguir vigente; ⇆ pegarse |