hold back from (hoold bak from)

Phrasal-verb Resistance

Signification

to resist forgetting or losing traditional values

résister à oublier ou perdre les valeurs traditionnelles (resister a oublier ou perdre les valeurs traditionnelles)

"The villagers held back from abandoning their rituals."

"Les villageois ont résisté à abandonner leurs rituels." (les villageois hoold bak from abandonner leurs rituels)

to rely on selling goods to other countries

to keep a promise or commitment even when it is difficult

to continue to support someone even when it is difficult

to yield to temptation or pressure

to agree with or support the goals or principles of others

to reduce spending or expenses