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1 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) mantener atrás2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) ocultar3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) retener1) v + advto keep back from something: keep well back from the edge — mantente bien alejado del borde
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( prevent from advancing) \<\<crowd/floodwaters\>\> contener*they tried to keep demonstrators back from the gates — quisieron impedir que los manifestantes llegaran a las puertas
b) \<\<tears/sobs\>\> contener*3)a) ( not reveal) \<\<information/facts\>\> ocultarb) ( withhold) \<\<percentage\>\> retener*; \<\<profits\>\> guardarse, quedarse con4) v + o + adv ( detain) (BrE) retener*1. VT + ADV1) (=contain) [+ crowds] contener; [+ enemy] no dejar avanzar, tener a raya2) (=withhold) [+ part of sth given] guardar, quedarse con3) (=restrain) [+ tears] contener, reprimir4) (=conceal) [+ names of victims] no comunicar5) (=delay) [+ person] retrasar2.VI + ADVkeep back, please! — ¡no se acerquen, por favor!
* * *1) v + advto keep back from something: keep well back from the edge — mantente bien alejado del borde
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( prevent from advancing) \<\<crowd/floodwaters\>\> contener*they tried to keep demonstrators back from the gates — quisieron impedir que los manifestantes llegaran a las puertas
b) \<\<tears/sobs\>\> contener*3)a) ( not reveal) \<\<information/facts\>\> ocultarb) ( withhold) \<\<percentage\>\> retener*; \<\<profits\>\> guardarse, quedarse con4) v + o + adv ( detain) (BrE) retener*
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