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1 to hold off
1 (maintain separate) mantener alejado,-a1 (refrain) refrenarse -
2 hold off
1. transitive verb(keep at bay) von sich fernhalten, (ugs.) sich (Dat.) vom Leib halten [Fans, Presse]; abwehren [Angriff]2. intransitive verb[Käufer usw.:] sich zurückhalten; [Feind:] sich ruhig verhalten; [Regen, Monsun, Winter:] ausbleiben, auf sich (Akk.) warten lassen* * *2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) zurückhalten* * *◆ hold offI. vt1. (delay)▪ to \hold off off sth mit etw wartenshe held off serving dinner until he arrived sie wartete damit, das Essen zu servieren, bis er kam2. (resist)▪ to \hold off off ⇆ sb/sth attack, challenge jdn/etw abwehrento \hold off off inflation die Inflation eindämpfen [o bekämpfen]I don't think I can \hold off him off much longer ich glaube, ich kann ihn nicht viel länger hinhaltenII. vi rain, snow ausbleibenI hope the rain \hold offs off until tomorrow hoffentlich regnet es erst morgen* * *A v/t1. a) abhalten, fernhaltenb) abwehren3. FLUG abfangenB v/i1. sich fernhalten ( from von)2. a) zögernb) warten:3. ausbleiben (Gewitter etc):will the rain hold off until after the game? wird das Spiel trocken über die Bühne gehen? umg* * *1. transitive verb(keep at bay) von sich fernhalten, (ugs.) sich (Dat.) vom Leib halten [Fans, Presse]; abwehren [Angriff]2. intransitive verb[Käufer usw.:] sich zurückhalten; [Feind:] sich ruhig verhalten; [Regen, Monsun, Winter:] ausbleiben, auf sich (Akk.) warten lassen -
3 ■ hold off
■ hold offA v. t. + avv.1 tenere (q. ) lontano (o a distanza); essere scostante con (q.): His haughty manner holds me off, trovo scostante la sua alterigiaB v. i. + avv.2 aspettare; stare alla finestra (fig.): Buyers are holding off in the hope of a fall in stock prices, gli acquirenti stanno alla finestra sperando in un calo dei corsi azionari3 ( della pioggia, della neve, ecc.) cessare, smettere; non cadere: The snow stopped, and it held off till morning, la neve cessò, e non nevicò più fino al mattino □ to hold off from doing st., astenersi dal (o evitare di, rinunciare a) fare qc.
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