Holding Back

Portuguese translation: Contendo/Retendo

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English term or phrase:Holding Back
Portuguese translation:Contendo/Retendo
Entered by: mirian annoni

01:22 May 5, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Holding Back
pt do Brasil
mirian annoni
Local time: 21:46
Contendo/Retendo
Explanation:
Sem maior contexto, são estas as minhas sugestões.

When you hold something back you stop it from moving forward.

hold back = withhold
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:46
Grading comment
Obrigada
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Contendo/Retendo
Marlene Curtis
4 +1omitindo/ocultando/escondendo/não divulgando
Artur Jorge Martins
3detendo, mantendo
Claudia Lopes
Summary of reference entries provided
Hold Back
aoliveira09 (X)
Hold back
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
holding back
Contendo/Retendo


Explanation:
Sem maior contexto, são estas as minhas sugestões.

When you hold something back you stop it from moving forward.

hold back = withhold

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1973
Grading comment
Obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neidechi
26 mins
  -> Grata Neide!

agree  Claudia Lopes: eu achei no Michaelis também como "detendo" e em uma referencia italiana "mantendo" ai' depende o teu contexto.
5 hrs
  -> Grata!

agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
7 hrs
  -> Grata!

agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
9 hrs
  -> Grata!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
holding back
detendo, mantendo


Explanation:
sug., claro que depende do teu contexto.

Claudia Lopes
Switzerland
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
holding back
omitindo/ocultando/escondendo/não divulgando


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Henrique!
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Reference comments


11 mins
Reference: Hold Back

Reference information:
We definitely need more context because this can be used as slang.

aoliveira09 (X)
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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5 hrs
Reference: Hold back

Reference information:
Outras possibilidades sem mais contexto:
esconder, conservar secreto, resistir a, aguentar, conter-se, abster-se de
Dic. Porto Editora PT-EN

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-05-05 07:12:59 GMT)
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EN-PT, enganei-me...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 262
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