Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) stay at a distanceintransitiveneamhaistreachfan siarcmushe kept back from himd'fhan sí siar uaidh2 (v + adv) suppresstransitiveaistreachcoiscverbcmucúl a choinneáil arcmushe couldn't keep back the tearsní raibh sí in ann na deora a chosc, ní raibh sí ábalta cúl a choinneáil ar na deora3 (v + adv) withholdtransitiveaistreachcoinnigh siarcmucoimeád siarcmu4 (v + adv) prevent from advancingtransitiveaistreachcoinnigh siarcmucoimeád siarcmuthey kept back the crowdchoinnigh siad an slua siarit keeps the hair back from your facecoinníonn sé an ghruaig siar ó d'aghaidhthey're kept back a yearcoimeádtar siar bliain iad5 (v + adv) concealtransitiveaistreachceilverbcmucoinnigh siarPhrVcmuthe information was kept back from meceileadh an t-eolas orm, coinníodh siar an t-eolas uaim6 (v + adv) hindertransitiveaistreachbac a chur arcmucúl a choinneáil arcmuhe didn't let his illness keep him backníor lig sé don tinneas bac a chur air→ keep
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