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English term or phrase:
hold back
English answer:
restrict - to stop from doing something
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English term
hold back
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COPD Holding YOU Back? If so, you may be interested in a clinical study in your area.
[what does 'hold back' mean in this context? COPD is a lung disease]
[what does 'hold back' mean in this context? COPD is a lung disease]
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Lingua.Franca
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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restrict - to stop from doing something
to hold back is to stop someone from freely doing what they want to do.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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restrain (you); impede (you)
Phrasal Verbs:
hold back
1. To retain in one's possession or control: held back valuable information; held back my tears.
2. To impede the progress of.
3. To restrain oneself.
In other words, does it keep you from doing what you want to do, or from doing certain activities or even from feeling well or does it affect you in one way or another.
Mike :)
hold back
1. To retain in one's possession or control: held back valuable information; held back my tears.
2. To impede the progress of.
3. To restrain oneself.
In other words, does it keep you from doing what you want to do, or from doing certain activities or even from feeling well or does it affect you in one way or another.
Mike :)
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
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Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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30
to trouble, to get in the way
Hold back here means pulling one's leg, i.e. troubling you or getting in your way.
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