hold off

attendre, différer

Attendre avant de commencer quelque chose ou de prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : To wait before starting something or making a decision.

• Let’s hold off until Monday.
• We held off buying a new car.
• Can you hold off on the announcement?

Comment l'utiliser : hold off on something (We held off on the purchase until prices fell.); hold off doing something (Please hold off sending the message.); hold off until… (They held off until everyone was ready.)

Synonymes : wait, delay, postpone

Expressions courantes : hold off buying, hold off until tomorrow, hold off on something

tenir à distance, repousser

Empêcher temporairement quelqu’un ou quelque chose de s’approcher ou de causer des problèmes.

En anglais simple : To stop someone or something from reaching you or causing trouble for a while.

• The soldiers held off the attackers.
• A small snack can hold off hunger.
• Can these walls hold them off?

Comment l'utiliser : hold someone/something off (The guards held the crowd off until help arrived.)

Synonymes : keep at bay, keep away, fend off

Expressions courantes : hold off attackers, hold off something