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school class; class [listen] Schulklasse {f}; Klasse {f} [school] [listen]

school classes; classes [listen] Schulklassen {pl}; Klassen {pl}

A-level class [Br.]; senior (high school) class [Am.] Abiturklasse {f} [Dt.]; Maturaklasse {f} [Ös.] [Schw.]

final-year class; senior class; graduating class Abschlussklasse {f}

another class in the same year (group) [Br.] / grade [Am.] Parallelklasse {f}

art class Kunstklasse {f}

mixed-ability class leistungsgemischte Klasse; leistungsheterogene Klasse

The class is going on a field trip tomorrow.; The class are going on a field trip tomorrow. [Br.] Die Klasse macht morgen eine Exkursion.

He is in another class in the same year group. [Br.]; He is in one of the other classes in the same year [Br.] / grade [Am.] as me. Er geht in die/eine Parallelklasse.

to hold backsb. (from sth.) (of a thing) jdn. hemmen; bremsen (Sache) {vt} [listen]

holding back hemmend; bremsend

held back gehemmt; gebremst

The fear of doing something wrong holds back many people. Die Angst, etwas falsch zu machen, hemmt viele Leute.

Mixed-ability classes hold back the better students. Leistungsheterogene Klassen bremsen die besseren Schüler.

Once she starts talking, there's no holding her back. Wenn sie einmal zu reden anfängt, gibt es (für sie) kein Halten mehr.