keep up

keep up
1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) mantener, seguir
2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) seguir
keep up vb
1. no dejar dormir
the thunder is keeping me up los truenos no me dejan dormir
2. seguir el ritmo
you're too fast, I can't keep up with you vas demasiado deprisa, no puedo seguir tu ritmo
keep up vt
continue, maintain: mantener, seguir con
keep up vi
1) : mantenerse al corriente
he kept up with the news: se mantenía al tanto de las noticias
2) continue: continuar
3)
to keep up with someone : mantener contacto con alguien
keep up
v.
• mantener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
Sense I
1) v + adv
(not stop) \<\<rain/noise\>\> seguir*, continuar*

to keep up with something — seguir* or continuar* con algo

2)
a) (maintain pace)

to keep up (with somebody/something): she walked so fast I couldn't keep up caminaba tan rápido que yo no podía seguirla or seguirle el ritmo; he's finding it difficult to keep up in class le está resultando difícil mantenerse al nivel de la clase; I couldn't keep up with their discussion no podía seguir su discusión; to keep up with the Joneses — no ser menos que los demás or que el vecino

b) (remain informed)

to keep up with something — mantenerse* al tanto or al corriente de algo

to keep up with the times — mantenerse* al día

3) (maintain contact)

to keep up (with somebody) — seguir* en contacto (con algn)

Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(maintain at present level) mantener*

you've got to keep your strength up — tienes que mantenerte fuerte

5) (continue, not stop) \<\<payments\>\> mantenerse* al día con; \<\<friendship\>\> mantener*, seguir* con

keep up the good work — sigue así, muy bien

Sense III
6) v + o + adv
\<\<trousers/socks\>\> sujetar
7) (prevent from sleeping)

I hope we're not keeping you up — espero que no te estemos quitando el sueño

my cough/the baby kept me up all night — la tos/el niño me tuvo toda la noche en vela

1. VT + ADV
1) (=hold up) [+ shelf] sostener, sujetar; [+ stocking, trousers] sujetar

to keep one's spirits or morale up — mantener la moral alta

2) (=continue) [+ tradition] mantener; [+ correspondence, subscription, standards, pressure] mantener; [+ payments] no retrasarse en

keep up the good work! — ¡bien hecho!, ¡sigue así!, ¡síguele dando! (LAm)

keep it up! — ¡sigue así!, ¡ánimo!

he'll never keep it up! — ¡no va a poder seguir así!, ¡no aguanta! (LAm)

it's difficult to keep up a relationship when you're far apart — es difícil mantener una relación cuando se está alejado uno del otro

3) (=maintain) [+ property] cuidar, mantener (en buenas condiciones); [+ payments] no retrasarse en

you must try to keep up your German — deberías intentar seguir con el alemán

4) (=keep out of bed) tener despierto hasta muy tarde, tener en vela, tener desvelado (LAm)

I don't want to keep you up — no quiero entretenerte más

2. VI + ADV
1) (=continue) [weather] seguir, mantenerse
2) (=maintain level) (in race etc) mantener el ritmo, no quedarse atrás; (in comprehension) seguir (el hilo)

share prices have kept up well — los precios de las acciones se han mantenido bien

• to keep up with sb — (in race) seguirle el ritmo a algn; (in comprehension) seguirle el hilo a algn

to keep up with the class — (Scol, Univ) mantenerse al nivel del resto de la clase

it's important to keep up with your languages — es importante que mantengas el nivel de los idiomas

to keep up with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

I try to keep up with the news/with current affairs — intento estar al día de las noticias/los temas de actualidad

to keep up with demand — responder a la demanda

wage increases have kept up with inflation — las subidas salariales se han mantenido al nivel de la inflación

- keep up with the Joneses
* * *
Sense I
1) v + adv
(not stop) \<\<rain/noise\>\> seguir*, continuar*

to keep up with something — seguir* or continuar* con algo

2)
a) (maintain pace)

to keep up (with somebody/something): she walked so fast I couldn't keep up caminaba tan rápido que yo no podía seguirla or seguirle el ritmo; he's finding it difficult to keep up in class le está resultando difícil mantenerse al nivel de la clase; I couldn't keep up with their discussion no podía seguir su discusión; to keep up with the Joneses — no ser menos que los demás or que el vecino

b) (remain informed)

to keep up with something — mantenerse* al tanto or al corriente de algo

to keep up with the times — mantenerse* al día

3) (maintain contact)

to keep up (with somebody) — seguir* en contacto (con algn)

Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(maintain at present level) mantener*

you've got to keep your strength up — tienes que mantenerte fuerte

5) (continue, not stop) \<\<payments\>\> mantenerse* al día con; \<\<friendship\>\> mantener*, seguir* con

keep up the good work — sigue así, muy bien

Sense III
6) v + o + adv
\<\<trousers/socks\>\> sujetar
7) (prevent from sleeping)

I hope we're not keeping you up — espero que no te estemos quitando el sueño

my cough/the baby kept me up all night — la tos/el niño me tuvo toda la noche en vela


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