hold off

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: tegenhouden — to delay someone or something
• Italian: ritardare — to delay someone or something
• Polish: odczekiwać — to delay someone or something
• Polish: odczekać — to delay someone or something
• Polish: odraczać — to delay someone or something
• Polish: odroczyć — to delay someone or something
• Portuguese: deter — to delay someone or something
• Portuguese: reter — to delay someone or something
• Portuguese: segurar — to delay someone or something
• Russian: откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) — to delay someone or something
• Spanish: posponer — to delay someone or something
• Spanish: retrasar — to delay someone or something
• Italian: posporre — to delay commencing
• Polish: przekładać — to delay commencing
• Polish: przełożyć — to delay commencing
• Polish: odkładać — to delay commencing
• Polish: odłożyć — to delay commencing
• Portuguese: deter — to delay commencing
• Portuguese: segurar — to delay commencing
• Russian: откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) — to delay commencing
• Spanish: posponer — to delay commencing
• Italian: attendere — To delay commencing an action
• Polish: odkładać — To delay commencing an action
• Polish: odłożyć — To delay commencing an action
• Russian: откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) — To delay commencing an action
• Spanish: posponer — To delay commencing an action