Translation for "were holding" to italian

Were holding

• stavano trattenendo
• tenevano

Translation examples

stavano trattenendo

They were holding her at a black site in Oregon.
La stavano trattenendo in una prigione segreta in Oregon.

So many things were holding me back, but I'm ready now to move on and make real plans --
Cosi' tante cose mi stavano trattenendo, ma sono pronta adesso ad andare avanti e fare dei veri piani...

They were holding us back!
- Ci stavano trattenendo!