keep on

keep on
(to continue (doing something or moving): He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.) continuar, seguir
keep on
v.
• machacar v.
1) v + adv
a) (continue) seguir*

keep straight on — siga (todo) recto or derecho

to keep on -ing — seguir* + ger

b) (repeatedly)

I keep on forgetting to tell him — siempre me olvido or nunca me acuerdo de decírselo

she kept on interrupting him — lo interrumpía constantemente

c) (talk incessantly)

to keep on (about something/somebody): she keeps on about her grandson no hace más que hablar de su nieto; she keeps on at me about my weight — me está siempre encima con que estoy muy gordo

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (continue to employ) \<\<staff/cook\>\> no despedir*
3) v + o + adv
a) (continue to wear)

keep your coat on — no te quites el abrigo, déjate el abrigo puesto

b) (not get rid of) (BrE)

we decided to keep the flat on — decidimos no deshacernos del apartamento

1. VT + ADV
1) (=not take off) [+ hat, coat, gloves] no quitarse
2) (=not turn off) [+ light] dejar encendido, dejar prendido (LAm)
3) (=retain) [+ house] conservar
4) (=continue employing)

they kept him on for years — siguieron empleándole durante muchos años

hair 1., 1)
2.
VT + PREP (=restrict to)

keep him on light foods for the next few days — que solo tome alimentos ligeros en los próximos días

he was kept on bread and water for three days — durante tres días solo le dieron pan y agua, le tuvieron a pan y agua durante tres días

3. VI + ADV
1) (=continue) seguir, continuar

to keep on doing sth — (ceaselessly) seguir or continuar haciendo algo; (repeatedly) no dejar de hacer algo

he keeps on hoping — no pierde la esperanza, sigue teniendo esperanzas

keep on along this road until ... — siga por esta carretera hasta ...

he keeps on ringing me up — no deja de llamarme por teléfono

she keeps on having migraines — tiene contínuos ataques de migraña

2) * (=talk)

she does keep on — no para de hablar

• she keeps on about how much money they've got — no hace mas que hablar or siempre está hablando de todo el dinero que tienen

he keeps on about her being stupid — no hace más que decir que es una estúpida

3) * (=nag)

she does keep on — es muy machacona *

• he kept on about me being selfish — siguió dale que te pego con que soy egoísta *

• she keeps on at me about my cheap clothes — siempre me está dando la lata con que llevo ropa barata *

I kept on at him about the leaking tap — le dije una y otra vez lo del grifo que perdía agua

she keeps on at him to look for a job — le está siempre insistiendo que busque un trabajo

* * *
1) v + adv
a) (continue) seguir*

keep straight on — siga (todo) recto or derecho

to keep on -ing — seguir* + ger

b) (repeatedly)

I keep on forgetting to tell him — siempre me olvido or nunca me acuerdo de decírselo

she kept on interrupting him — lo interrumpía constantemente

c) (talk incessantly)

to keep on (about something/somebody): she keeps on about her grandson no hace más que hablar de su nieto; she keeps on at me about my weight — me está siempre encima con que estoy muy gordo

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (continue to employ) \<\<staff/cook\>\> no despedir*
3) v + o + adv
a) (continue to wear)

keep your coat on — no te quites el abrigo, déjate el abrigo puesto

b) (not get rid of) (BrE)

we decided to keep the flat on — decidimos no deshacernos del apartamento


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