Retarder quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou le mettre en retard.
To delay or cause someone or something to be late.
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Peux-tu retarder un peu la réunion ? — Can you hold up the meeting for a bit?
Peux-tu tenir la pancarte pour moi ? — Can you hold up the sign for me?
Ils ont tenté de braquer la banque hier. — They tried to hold up the bank yesterday.
La circulation nous a retardés en venant. — Traffic held us up on the way here.
Les poutres soutiennent très bien le toit. — The beams hold up the roof very well.
Ont-ils vraiment braqué un restaurant hier soir ? — Did they really hold up a restaurant last night?
Diffère tes projets jusqu'à mon arrivée. — Please hold up your plans until I arrive.
Elle a brandi le livre pour le montrer à son amie. — She held up the book to show her friend.
Il a eu peur quand ils l'ont braqué dans la ruelle. — He was scared when they held him up in the alley.
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