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General subject: fight back tears -
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to gulp back/down one's tears/sobs; to choke back one's tears/sobs, to fight back (the) tears -
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vt; св - удержа́ть1) не давать упасть to hold, to keep from falling, not to let go (of sb/sth)2) сохранять to keep, to retain; воен to holdуде́рживать в па́мяти — to retain in one's memory
3) сдерживать to hold/to keep back, to restrainуде́рживать кого-л до́ма — to keep sb (at) home
уде́рживать лошаде́й — to restrain horses
уде́рживать слёзы — to hold back/to fight back/to suppress one's tears
уде́рживать соба́ку от дра́ки — to keep a dog at bay, to keep a dog from getting into a fight, to restrain one's dog (from getting into a fight)
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св - удержа́ться1) сохранять определённое положение to hold on/out, to stand firmуде́рживаться на нога́х — to keep/to remain standing/on one's feet
уде́рживаться на работе не терять — to hold down a job
2) не давать себе сделать что-л to restrain oneself from, to keep (oneself) fromуде́рживаться от искуше́ния — to resist a temptation
уде́рживаться от слёз — to hold back/to fight back/to restrain/to suppress one's tears
я не мог удержа́ться от сме́ха/слёз — I couldn't help laughing/crying
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fight down/back one's tears, gulp back/down one's tears, choke back one's tears, hold back one's tearsHarriet swallowed back the tears. She looked so fragile and forlorn as she struggled to hold back her tears. He choked back the tears when he saw the gravestone. She gulped back her tears as the coffin was lowered.
Русско-английский словарь механических и общенаучных терминов > сдержать слезы
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fight down/back one's tears, gulp back/down one's tears, choke back one's tears, hold back one's tearsHarriet swallowed back the tears. She looked so fragile and forlorn as she struggled to hold back her tears. He choked back the tears when he saw the gravestone. She gulped back her tears as the coffin was lowered.
Русско-английский словарь механических и общенаучных терминов > сдерживать слезы
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