hold out

hold out
1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) resistir, aguantar
2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) resistir, aguantar
3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) aguantar, durar
hold out vi
1) last: aguantar, durar
2) resist: resistir
hold out (for sth.)
expr.
• resistir v.
v.
• aguantar v.
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (extend) \<\<hands/arms\>\> tender*, alargar*
2) v + adv + o
a) (offer) \<\<prospect/possibility\>\> ofrecer*; \<\<hope\>\> dar*
b) (represent) (usu pass) presentar
c) (have, retain) \<\<hope\>\> tener*

I don't hold out much hope of getting the job — no tengo muchas esperanzas de que me den el trabajo

3) v + adv
a) (survive, last) \<\<person\>\> aguantar; \<\<food/shoes\>\> durar
b) (resist, make a stand) \<\<army/town\>\> resistir

the strikers are holding out for 5% — los huelguistas se mantienen firmes en su reivindicación de un 5% de aumento

c) (withhold information) (colloq)

after two days of questioning he's still holding out on them — ya van dos días de interrogatorios y todavía no ha cantado (fam)

1.
VT + ADV [+ object] ofrecer, alargar; [+ hand] tender, alargar; [+ arm] extender; [+ possibility] ofrecer; [+ hope] dar

to hold out sth to sb — ofrecerle algo a algn

2. VI + ADV
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
* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (extend) \<\<hands/arms\>\> tender*, alargar*
2) v + adv + o
a) (offer) \<\<prospect/possibility\>\> ofrecer*; \<\<hope\>\> dar*
b) (represent) (usu pass) presentar
c) (have, retain) \<\<hope\>\> tener*

I don't hold out much hope of getting the job — no tengo muchas esperanzas de que me den el trabajo

3) v + adv
a) (survive, last) \<\<person\>\> aguantar; \<\<food/shoes\>\> durar
b) (resist, make a stand) \<\<army/town\>\> resistir

the strikers are holding out for 5% — los huelguistas se mantienen firmes en su reivindicación de un 5% de aumento

c) (withhold information) (colloq)

after two days of questioning he's still holding out on them — ya van dos días de interrogatorios y todavía no ha cantado (fam)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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