hold back

zurückhalten, hemmen

Jemanden oder etwas daran hindern, vorwärtszukommen oder Fortschritte zu machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop someone or something from moving forward or making progress.

• The wall holds back the water.
• Police held the crowd back.
• Poor transport links are holding back the town’s development.

So benutzt man es: hold someone/something back (A lack of money held the project back.); hold someone back from doing something (Fear held him back from applying for the job.)

Synonyme: restrain, stop, hinder

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: hold back water, hold someone back

sich zurückhalten

Nicht die ganze eigene Kraft einsetzen oder nicht alle Gefühle zeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To avoid using all your strength or expressing everything you feel.

• Do not hold back.
• He held back during the practice fight.
• Why are you holding back when we need your best effort?

So benutzt man es: hold back from doing something (She held back from telling him what she really thought.)

Synonyme: restrain yourself

Häufige Wendungen: hold back slightly, hold back from something

zurückhalten, aufhalten

Etwas an seinem Platz halten und verhindern, dass es sich nach vorne bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep something in place and prevent it from moving forward.

• The dam holds back water.
• A low wall held back the soil.
• Can this gate hold back the rising river?

So benutzt man es: hold back something (The barrier holds back the floodwater.)

Synonyme: restrain, contain, stop

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: hold back water, hold something back

zurückhalten, verschweigen

Etwas bewusst nicht sagen oder tun, besonders um Informationen geheim zu halten.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop yourself from saying or doing something, especially to keep information secret.

• Do not hold back the truth.
• He held back his worries for months.
• Is she holding back information about the accident?

So benutzt man es: hold back something (She held back some important details.); hold back from doing something (I held back from mentioning his mistake.)

Synonyme: withhold, keep to yourself

Gegenteile: reveal

Häufige Wendungen: hold back information, hold something back

sitzen lassen

Einen Schüler dasselbe Schuljahr noch einmal machen lassen, statt ihn in die nächste Klasse zu versetzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a student repeat a school year instead of moving to the next class.

• The school held him back.
• She was held back because she missed many lessons.
• Will they hold your son back a year?

So benutzt man es: hold someone back a year (The school held him back a year.); be held back in a grade (She was held back in second grade.)

Synonyme: keep back

Gegenteile: promote

Häufige Wendungen: hold someone back, hold back students