to hold sth/sb down [m]
Translation
⇨ retener
⇨ detener
The officer held down the suspect El policía detuvo al sospechoso
(coste, sueldo)
→hold ⇨ mantener a la baja
(Definition of to hold sth/sb down [m] from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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