"Já tě tady nedržím!"

Translation: I am not holding you here!

[Herranee]

Could "I am not keeping you here" be an acceptable English translation, as in not holding me physically but still not allowing me to leave?

[kacenka9]

I believe it can. Edited

[MaxChaplin]

I think that "I am not holding you up here" should be acceptable too.

[realberggren]

I said, "I won't keep you here". What is the difference between "I am not holding you here" and "I won't keep you here"? Would what I said be translated, "Nebudu tě tady držet."?

[VladaFu]

One is present, one is future. Yes, "Nebudu tě tady držet." would be a correct translation.

[snikta]

not sure if I understand what this sentence means in Czech - in english it implies fairly literal holding such as I am holding you in jail or I am not holding you (in my arms) rather than keeping you from getting on with something which would be holding you up .