hold off



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hold off vi phrasal (bad weather: be delayed)no empezar loc verb
  retrasarse v prnl
 I hope the rain holds off till we get home.
 Espero que la lluvia no empiece hasta que lleguemos a casa.
hold off doing [sth],
hold off from doing [sth],
hold off on doing [sth]
vtr phrasal insep
(postpone, delay)esperar para hacer algo vi + prep
  posponer vtr
 Please hold off playing the drums until after I've gone!
 ¡Por favor espera a que me vaya para empezar a tocar la batería!
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pospusimos el envío de la mercancía por un problema en la fábrica.
hold [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sep (prevent attack)frenar vtr
  contener vtr
 The soldiers managed to hold off the attacking forces for three days.
 Los soldados consiguieron frenar a los atacantes durante tres días.
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