English-Danish translations for hold back

• tilbageholde
  Der gøres alt for at holde parlamenterne uden for indflydelse og tilbageholde oplysninger. Every effort is being made to exclude parliaments and hold back information.
  Vi har dårligt råd til hverken at tilbageholde betalinger eller inddrive betalinger fra producenter, da den bulgarske sektor er ved at blive moderniseret. We can ill afford either to hold back or collect payment from producers as the Bulgarian sector is in the process of being modernised.
  Jeg ved, at der er grunde til, at Parlamentet ønsker at tilbageholde disse midler til andre formål, men det er muligvis ikke legitimt. I know that there are reasons why Parliament feels it wants to hold back this money as leverage for something else, but that may or may not be legitimate.

Definition of hold back

• To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
• To contain; stop
• To delay the progress of, especially in school

Examples

• Dont hold back. Hit it as hard as you can
• The dam cant hold back that much water
• Hes a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade

Related words

• holding back
• holds back
• hold oneself back
• holdback