keep back

kiːp bæk
kept back
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Translation of keep back into German

Verbal expression

1.

restraint

stay at a distance or refrain from approaching
  • The guard asked the crowd to keep back.Der Wachmann bat die Menge, zurückzubleiben.
2.

reservation

hold something in reserve or not share
  • She decided to keep back some money for emergencies.Sie entschied sich, etwas Geld für Notfälle zurückzuhalten.
3.

psychology

withhold information or emotions
  • He kept back his feelings during the meeting..Er hielt seine Gefühle zurück während des Treffens
4.

progress

Rare
prevent someone from progressing in a course
Rare
  • The teacher decided to keep back the student for another year.Der Lehrer beschloss, den Schüler ein weiteres Jahr zurückzuhalten.
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Synonyms and analogies of keep back in English

Examples of keep back in a sentence

  • The teacher asked the students to keep back from the experiment table.
  • He kept back his true feelings during the meeting.
  • They decided to keep back some supplies for the winter.
  • She decided to keep back the news until he was ready.
  • He couldn't keep back his tears any longer.
  • Financial issues can keep back a promising career.

Translations of "keep back" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
zurückhaltenv.

He could no longer keep back his excitement when the results were announced.

Er konnte seine Begeisterung nicht länger zurückhalten, als die Ergebnisse verkündet wurden.

They had to keep back their enthusiasm until the official announcement was made.

Sie mussten ihre Begeisterung zurückhalten, bis die offizielle Ankündigung gemacht wurde.

vorenthaltenv.

We won't keep back the partially surprising results.

Die teilweise überraschenden Ergebnisse möchten wir Ihnen nicht vorenthalten.

But I don't want to keep back the foto at this place.

Das Foto will ich euch aber auch an dieser Stelle nicht vorenthalten

verkneifenv.

Anyhow he could not keep back a grin any more.

Irgendwie konnte er sich ein Grinsen nicht mehr verkneifen.

Until then, I had not noticed that, but I could hardly keep back grinning at some suggestions.

Bis dahin fiel mir das gar nicht auf, ich konnte mir bei einigen Vorschlägen ein Grinsen allerdings nicht verkneifen.

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Other translations for keep back:

  • einbehaltenv.
  • behaltenv.
  • zurückbleibenv.
  • abstand haltenv.

keep back: Examples and translations in context

They learned to keep back their laughter during serious moments in class.

Sie lernten, ihr Lachen während ernster Momente im Unterricht zurückzuhalten.

Sometimes, it's wise to keep back unnecessary details to avoid confusion.

Manchmal ist es weise, unnötige Details zurückzuhalten, um Verwirrung zu vermeiden.

He would often keep back encouraging words, not wanting to seem too supportive.

Er würde oft aufmunternde Worte zurückhalten, um nicht zu unterstützend zu wirken.

I had to keep back my urge to intervene in their heated discussion.

Ich musste meinen Drang zurückhalten, mich in ihre hitzige Diskussion einzumischen.

She managed to keep back her excitement until the surprise was revealed.

Sie schaffte es, ihre Aufregung zurückzuhalten, bis die Überraschung enthüllt wurde.

With close friends, she sometimes finds it hard to keep back her true feelings.

Bei engen Freunden fällt es ihr manchmal schwer, ihre wahren Gefühle zurückzuhalten.

During the interview, he had to keep back his nervousness to appear confident.

Während des Interviews musste er seine Nervosität zurückhalten, um selbstbewusst zu wirken.

She decided to keep back her feelings about the party to avoid hurting anyone.

Sie beschloss, ihre Gefühle bezüglich der Party zurückzuhalten, um niemanden zu verletzen.

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