keep back
1 (v + adv) stay at a distance INTRANSITIVEfan siar she kept back from him d'fhan sí siar uaidh 2 (v + adv) suppress TRANSITIVEcoisc verb cúl a choinneáil ar she couldn't keep back the tears ní raibh sí in ann na deora a chosc, ní raibh sí ábalta cúl a choinneáil ar na deoraShow full entry
3 (v + adv) withhold TRANSITIVEcoinnigh siar coimeád siar 4 (v + adv) prevent from advancing TRANSITIVEcoinnigh siar coimeád siar they kept back the crowd choinnigh siad an slua siarit keeps the hair back from your face coinníonn sé an ghruaig siar ó d'aghaidhthey're kept back a year coimeádtar siar bliain iad 5 (v + adv) conceal TRANSITIVEceil verb coinnigh siar PhrV the information was kept back from me ceileadh an t-eolas orm, coinníodh siar an t-eolas uaim 6 (v + adv) hinder TRANSITIVEbac a chur ar cúl a choinneáil ar he didn't let his illness keep him back níor lig sé don tinneas bac a chur air → see keep