keep back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for keep back in the English»French Dictionary

I.keep back VB [Brit kiːp -, Am kip -] (keep back)

II.keep back VB [Brit kiːp -, Am kip -] (keep [sth/sb] back, keep back [sth/sb])

Translations for keep back in the English»French Dictionary

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

See also clear

I.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] N

II.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] ADJ

III.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] ADV (away from)

IV.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] VB trans

V.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] VB intr

1. back:

back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
get off my back inf!

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

See also wall, scratch, own, hand, duck, beyond, answer

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

I.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N

II.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ

III.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans

IV.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr

I.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

I.beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.

I.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N

II.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans

III.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr

keep back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for keep back in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We really can't stress enough how important it is to keep back from the edge.
www.thesun.ie
If not, it's better for people without special skills to keep back and let those closest respond, and emergency services get through.
www.odt.co.nz
How far indeed have we come as women in this culture if we keep back-pedaling?
www.huffingtonpost.com
I pushed him again and was shouting at him to keep back and calm down.
www.dailymail.co.uk
I called and asked them to keep back one plane, while we checked on it for all the possible places which could accommodate the machine.
nation.com.pk
But the erosion of the city property is compromising his client's own efforts to keep back the lake.
www.thespec.com
Yet many start-ups are still unveiling new wearables products, while angel investors and venture capitalists keep backing them.
www.usatoday.com
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me!
www.vanguardngr.com
He looked as if he was trying to keep back the tears, as he thought of the doomed ship.
thechronicleherald.ca
There is nothing you can keep back unless you don't drive fast in practice.
www.pitpass.com

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