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hold out on

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hold [sth] out vtr + adv	(offer, proffer)	tender⇒ vtr
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun.
	He held out his hand for the dog to sniff it.
	Él le tendió la mano al perro para que la oliera.
hold out vi phrasal	(last, be sufficient)	durar⇒ vi
	I don't think the cattle feed is going to hold out until Christmas, we must order more.
	No creo que el alimento del ganado dure hasta Navidad, deberíamos pedir más.
hold out vi phrasal	(continue to resist)	resistirse⇒ v prnl
		seguir resistiendo loc verb
	Keep attacking the enemy forces; they can't hold out much longer.
	Sigan atacando al enemiga, no pueden resistirse mucho más.
hold out against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep	(continue to resist)	resistir ante vi + prep
		oponerse a v prnl + prep
	The remote mountain village held out against the foreign armies.
	I'm holding out against joining Facebook.
	El pueblo remoto de la montaña resistió ante los ataques de las tropas invasoras.
		resistirse a v prnl + prep
	El pueblo remoto de la montaña se resistió a los ataques de las tropas invasoras.
hold out on [sb] vi phrasal + prep	(refuse to give information)	ocultarle información a loc verb
		negarse a darle información a loc verb
	Please don't hold out on me; just tell me who did it!
	Por favor, no me oculte información; ¡dígame quién lo hizo!
hold out on [sb] vi phrasal + prep	(refuse to give [sth] to [sb])	rechazar a vtr + prep
		negarle algo a loc verb
	I need Jason's help but he is holding out on me.
	Necesito la ayuda de Jason, pero me está rechazando.
hold out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (wait)	esperar⇒ vtr
		aguardar⇒ vtr
	James did not accept the job straight away because he was holding out for a better offer.
	James no aceptó el trabajo de inmediato porque estaba esperando una oferta mejor.

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