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I . hold out VB trans

hold out possibility, solution:

II . hold out VB intr

to be unable to hold out

não conseguir resistir

Usage examples with hold out

to be unable to hold out

não conseguir resistir

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Against all odds, the regiment managed to hold out for months until relief forces arrived. en.wikipedia.org

In the end it was clear to the defenders that they could not hold out. en.wikipedia.org

These hold out the promise of faster computation and more secure communication than is possible classically. en.wikipedia.org

Individual landowners continued to hold out for better prices. en.wikipedia.org

The town would nonetheless hold out until the end of the war. en.wikipedia.org

The hold out lasted the entire 1945 season. en.wikipedia.org

Huge mechanical contrivances hold out horizontal nets with diameters of twenty metres or more. en.wikipedia.org

An employer can hold out longer, because typically he will have greater financial reserves. en.wikipedia.org

He then flew lowe over dropped the ammunition in the post, thus giving them just enough ammunition to hold out long enough to be relieved. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, the few available forces were posted in the strongholds of the country, to hold out as long as possible. en.wikipedia.org

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