sustain

sustain
sə'stein
verb
1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) sostener, aguantar
2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) mantener, dar fuerzas
sustain
tr[sə'steɪn]
transitive verb
1 (keep alive - gen) sustentar; (- spirits, hope) mantener
■ a coffee won't sustain you un café no te sustentará
2 (maintain - gen) sostener; (- interest, conversation) mantener; (- work) continuar
■ the film doesn't sustain the audience's interest la película no mantiene el interés del público
3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) sostener
4 formal use (suffer - loss, injury, wound, etc) sufrir
5 formal use (hold up) sostener
6 SMALLLAW/SMALL admitir
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
objection sustained se admite la protesta
sustain [sə'steɪn] vt
1) nourish: sustentar
2) prolong: sostener
3) suffer: sufrir
4) support, uphold: apoyar, respaldar, sostentar
sustain
v.
• aguantar v.
• alimentar v.
• apoyar v.
• mantener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• sostener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• sufrir v.
• sustentar v.
sə'steɪn
transitive verb
1) (maintain, support) \<\<life\>\> preservar, sustentar; \<\<hope/interest\>\> mantener*

they were sustained by their faith — su fe los sostenía

2) (keep up, prolong) \<\<pretense/conversation\>\> mantener*; \<\<effort\>\> sostener*
3) (suffer) \<\<injury/loss/defeat\>\> sufrir
4) (confirm, uphold) \<\<objection\>\> admitir; \<\<claim\>\> apoyar
[sǝs'teɪn]
VT
1) (=keep going) [+ interest, relationship, marriage] mantener; [+ effort] sostener, continuar; [+ life] sustentar; (Mus) [+ note] sostener

the economy was not able to sustain a long war — la economía no podía soportar una guerra larga

2) frm (=suffer) [+ attack] sufrir (y rechazar); [+ damage, loss] sufrir; [+ injury] recibir, sufrir; [+ defeat] padecer

both ships sustained minor damage — ambos buques sufrieron daños de menor consideración

3) (=support) (lit) [+ weight] sostener, apoyar; (fig) [+ theory] confirmar, corroborar

it is his belief in God that sustains him — su fe en Dios es lo que lo sostiene or mantiene

4) (Jur) (=uphold) [+ objection] admitir; [+ claim] corroborar, respaldar; [+ charge] confirmar, corroborar

objection sustained — la objeción está admitida

* * *
[sə'steɪn]
transitive verb
1) (maintain, support) \<\<life\>\> preservar, sustentar; \<\<hope/interest\>\> mantener*

they were sustained by their faith — su fe los sostenía

2) (keep up, prolong) \<\<pretense/conversation\>\> mantener*; \<\<effort\>\> sostener*
3) (suffer) \<\<injury/loss/defeat\>\> sufrir
4) (confirm, uphold) \<\<objection\>\> admitir; \<\<claim\>\> apoyar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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