holde tilbake
expression
hold back
B1
ikke slippe fra seg, holde igjen (en person, gjenstand eller penger)
hold back
B1Intermediate
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Politiet holdt tilbake mannen mens de undersøkte saken.
The police detained the man while they investigated the case.
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Palestinerne forsto at utviklingshjelpen ble holdt tilbake fordi giverne forsto at Yasser Arafat ikke var til å stole på.
The Palestinians understood that development aid was being withheld because the donors understood that Yasser Arafat could not be trusted.