hold out

hold out
1. transitive verb
1) ausstrecken [Hand, Arm usw.]; ausbreiten [Arme]; hinhalten [Tasse, Teller]
2) (fig.): (offer) in Aussicht stellen (to Dat.)

he did not hold out much hope — er hat mir/dir usw. nicht viel Hoffnung gemacht

2. intransitive verb
1) (maintain resistance) sich halten
2) (last) [Vorräte:] vorhalten; [Motor:] halten
3)

hold out for something — etwas herauszuschinden versuchen (ugs.)

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1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) durchhalten
2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) standhalten
3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) ausreichen
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hold out
I. vi
1. (last) supplies reichen
2. (manage to resist) durchhalten; (refuse to yield) nicht nachgeben
to \hold out out against sb/sth sich gegen jdn/etw behaupten
to be unable to \hold out out sich akk nicht behaupten können
II. vt
to \hold out out ⇆ sth etw ausstrecken [o vorstrecken]
to \hold out out ⇆ sth to sb jdm etw hinhalten
to \hold out out ⇆ one's hand die Hand ausstrecken
\hold out out your hand, I've got sth for you halt die Hand auf [o gib mir deine Hand], ich habe etwas für dich
2. (offer)
to \hold out out sth etw bieten
the president's speech held out the possibility of an independent state for Palestinians der Präsident deutete in seiner Rede darauf hin, dass ein autonomer Palästinenser-Staat möglich sei
the drug \hold outs out new hope to cancer sufferers das Medikament bietet Krebserkrankte neue Hoffnung
I'm not \hold outing out any hope of seeing my wallet again ich mache mir keine Hoffnungen, meinen Geldbeutel je wiederzusehen
3. (pretend to be)
to \hold out out oneself as sth sich akk als etw akk ausgeben
4.
to \hold out out the hat BRIT die Hand aufhalten, betteln
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hold out
A v/t
1. die Hand etc ausstrecken:
he held out his hand for me to shake er streckte mir die Hand entgegen;
hold sth out to sb jemandem etwas hinhalten
2. in Aussicht stellen:
the doctors hold out little hope of his recovery die Ärzte haben nur wenig Hoffnung, dass er wieder gesund wird
3. hold o.s. out as US sich ausgeben für oder als
B v/i
1. reichen (Vorräte)
2. aus-, durchhalten
3. sich behaupten (against gegen)
4. hold out on sb umg
a) jemandem etwas verheimlichen,
b) jemandem etwas vorenthalten
5. hold out for umg bestehen auf (dat)
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1. transitive verb
1) ausstrecken [Hand, Arm usw.]; ausbreiten [Arme]; hinhalten [Tasse, Teller]
2) (fig.): (offer) in Aussicht stellen (to Dat.)

he did not hold out much hope — er hat mir/dir usw. nicht viel Hoffnung gemacht

2. intransitive verb
1) (maintain resistance) sich halten
2) (last) [Vorräte:] vorhalten; [Motor:] halten
3)

hold out for something — etwas herauszuschinden versuchen (ugs.)

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v.
aushalten v.
ausharren v.
vorhalten v.

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