HOLD BACK
HOLD:
Sostener / BACK: Dorso, parte de atrás
Contener, retener
- Contener, retener algo (una materia,
la risa, el llanto, etc.)
Poner freno
- Poner freno, bloquear algo. Impedir
algo (el progreso, el crecimiento económico...).
- A big wall of cement was built to hold back the rising
water.
- High interest rates have held back Greece's economic
growth.