| Principal Translations |
| 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. |