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I . hold off VB trans

1. hold off (delay):

to hold off sth

she held off serving dinner until he arrived

sie wartete damit, das Essen zu servieren, bis er kam

2. hold off (resist):

to hold off ⇆ sb/sth attack, challenge

jdn/etw abwehren

to hold off inflation

die Inflation eindämpfen [o. bekämpfen]

I don't think I can hold him off much longer

ich glaube, ich kann ihn nicht viel länger hinhalten

II . hold off VB intr

hold off rain, snow:

I hope the rain holds off until tomorrow

hoffentlich regnet es erst morgen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold off inflation

die Inflation eindämpfen [o. bekämpfen]

I don't think I can hold him off much longer

ich glaube, ich kann ihn nicht viel länger hinhalten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. en.wikipedia.org

They continued to hold off paying us while we grew increasingly desperate. en.wikipedia.org

It is then favorable to seek investment outside the industrial sphere to hold off onset of an economic crisis. en.wikipedia.org

It's telling young females to hold off on being physical, especially with people you know aren't going to treat you right. en.wikipedia.org

The magician bravely tries to hold off the cats, but they gain his wand and become invisible. en.wikipedia.org

After telling their individual stories to the others, they decide to hold off on jumping and to protect themselves. en.wikipedia.org

The men agree and say they will hold off for a little longer, and instead go to dinner and cause a small prison riot. en.wikipedia.org

This time the defenders were able to hold off the attack with cannon fire, but after a month of siege they ran out of ammunition. en.wikipedia.org

This allowed light infantry to be converted to heavy infantry and hold off cavalry charges. en.wikipedia.org

They vainly attempt to hold off the spiders with their shoes or whatever swat-material they can find. en.wikipedia.org

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