hold out

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hold out
verbo transitivo con partícula
1tender (one's hand); ofrecer (hope, opportunity)
  • I don't h out much hope that… -> tengo pocas esperanzas de que…
verbo intransitivo
2resistir (resist)
  • to h out for a better offer -> aguantar a la espera de una oferta mejor
3durar (supplies)

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hold out [jould]
ofrecer, proponer; sostener; extender; mantenerse firme, no ceder, no rendirse; durar; alargar; ir aguantando o sufriendo alguna cosa, continuar haciendo algo o sufriendo algún mal; proferir.

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hold out
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
[+object] ofrecer; alargar; [+hand] tender; alargar; [+arm] extender; [+possibility] ofrecer; [+hope] dar
to hold out sth to sb ofrecerle algo a algn
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (resist) resistir;against a; aguantar
to hold out for sth insistir hasta conseguir algo; he held out for £10 insistió en 10 libras
2 (last) [+supplies] durar; [+weather] seguir bueno

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