Hacer que alguien o algo llegue o suceda más tarde.
To delay or cause someone or something to be late.
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¿Puedes retrasar un poco la reunión? — Can you hold up the meeting for a bit?
¿Me sostienes el cartel? — Can you hold up the sign for me?
Ayer intentaron atracar el banco. — They tried to hold up the bank yesterday.
El tráfico nos retrasó de camino aquí. — Traffic held us up on the way here.
Las vigas sostienen muy bien el tejado. — The beams hold up the roof very well.
¿De verdad atracaron un restaurante anoche? — Did they really hold up a restaurant last night?
Retrasa tus planes hasta que yo llegue. — Please hold up your plans until I arrive.
Sostuvo el libro en alto para enseñárselo a su amiga. — She held up the book to show her friend.
Se asustó mucho cuando lo atracaron en el callejón. — He was scared when they held him up in the alley.
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