they keep a shop

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

keep [ki:p]

garder ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (e), 1D (d) mettre ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1B (d) avoir ⇒ 1C (b) tenir ⇒ 1C (c) vendre ⇒ 1C (d) élever ⇒ 1C (e) observer ⇒ 1D (b) maintenir ⇒ 1D (c) continuer ⇒ 2 (a) rester ⇒ 2 (b) se tenir ⇒ 2 (b) se conserver ⇒ 2 (c) aller ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt & pp kept [kept])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (retain → receipt, change) garder;

∎ you can keep the book I lent you vous pouvez garder le livre que je vous ai prêté;

∎ she's kept her English accent elle a gardé son accent anglais;

∎ please keep your seats veuillez rester assis;

∎ he's never kept a job for more than a year il n'a jamais gardé ou conservé le même emploi plus d'un an;

∎ to keep a secret garder un secret;

∎ to keep one's temper/composure garder son calme/son sang-froid;

∎ to keep one's figure garder la ligne;

∎ to keep its shape/colour (garment) conserver sa forme/couleur;

∎ to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi;

∎ they kept the discovery to themselves ils ont gardé la découverte pour eux;

∎ keep it to yourself! garde ça pour toi!;

∎ you can keep your snide remarks to yourself! tu peux garder tes remarques déplaisantes pour toi!;

∎ keep your hands to yourself! bas les mains!;

∎ to keep oneself to oneself rester dans son coin;

∎ they keep themselves very much to themselves ils ne se mêlent pas du tout aux autres;

∎ familiar if that's your idea of a holiday, you can keep it! si c'est ça ton idée des vacances, tu peux te la garder!;

∎ familiar tell him he can keep his rotten job! dis-lui qu'il peut se le garder, son sale boulot!

(b) (save) garder;

∎ to keep sth for sb garder qch pour qn;

∎ we've kept some cake for you on t'a gardé du gâteau;

∎ can you keep my seat? pouvez-vous (me) garder ma place?;

∎ we'll keep the tickets for you until Wednesday nous vous garderons les tickets jusqu'à mercredi;

∎ I'm keeping this cigar for later je garde ce cigare pour plus tard

(c) (store, put) mettre, garder;

∎ she keeps her money in the bank elle met son argent à la banque;

∎ I keep my comb in my pocket je mets toujours mon peigne dans ma poche;

∎ how long can you keep fish in the freezer? combien de temps peut-on garder ou conserver du poisson au congélateur?;

∎ where do you keep the playing cards? où est-ce que vous rangez les cartes à jouer?;

∎ I've got nowhere to keep my books je n'ai nulle part où mettre mes livres;

∎ keep out of the reach of children (on medicine, harmful products) ne pas laisser à la portée des enfants

B.

(a) (with adj complement) (maintain in the specified state) to keep sth clean/secret tenir qch propre/secret;

∎ to keep sb quiet faire tenir qn tranquille;

∎ to keep oneself warm (by staying in the warmth) se tenir au chaud; (by dressing warmly) s'habiller chaudement;

∎ to keep sth warm garder qch au chaud;

∎ the noise kept me awake le bruit m'a empêché de dormir, le bruit m'a tenu éveillé;

∎ to keep the door open/shut garder ou laisser la porte ouverte/fermée;

∎ the doors are kept locked les portes sont toujours fermées à clef;

∎ to keep sth up to date tenir qch à jour

(b) (with adv complement) (maintain in the specified manner or place) a well-kept/badly kept office un bureau bien/mal tenu;

∎ the weather kept us indoors le temps nous a empêchés de sortir;

∎ troops were kept on the alert les soldats ont été maintenus en état d'alerte;

∎ he kept his hands in his pockets il a gardé les mains dans les poches;

∎ keep your eyes on the red dot ne quittez pas le point rouge des yeux;

∎ keep the noise to a minimum essayez de ne pas faire trop de bruit

(c) (with present participle) to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn;

∎ keep the engine running n'arrêtez pas le moteur;

∎ we kept the fire burning all night nous avons laissé le feu allumé toute la nuit;

∎ to keep sth going (organization, business) faire marcher qch; (music, conversation) ne pas laisser qch s'arrêter;

∎ alcohol is the only thing that keeps me going l'alcool est la seule chose qui me permette de tenir (le coup)

(d) (delay) retenir;

∎ I hope I've not kept you j'espère que je ne vous ai pas retenu;

∎ what kept you? qu'est-ce qui t'a retenu?

(e) (detain) garder;

∎ to keep sb in hospital/prison garder qn à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ the doctor kept him in bed le médecin l'a obligé à garder le lit;

∎ I don't want to keep you from your work je ne veux pas vous empêcher de travailler;

∎ there was nothing to keep me in England/with that company rien ne me retenait en Angleterre/dans cette entreprise

C.

(a) (support)

∎ he hardly earns enough to keep himself il gagne à peine de quoi vivre;

∎ she has a husband and six children to keep elle a un mari et six enfants à nourrir;

∎ it keeps me in cigarettes ça paie mes cigarettes;

∎ the grant barely keeps me in food ma bourse me permet tout juste de me payer de quoi manger

(b) (have as dependant or employee) avoir;

∎ he keeps a mistress il a une maîtresse;

∎ they keep a maid and a gardener ils ont une bonne et un jardinier

(c) (run → shop, business) tenir

(d) Commerce (have in stock) vendre;

∎ I'm afraid we don't keep that article je regrette, nous ne vendons pas ou nous ne faisons pas cet article

(e) (farm animals) élever;

∎ they keep pigs/bees ils élèvent des porcs/des abeilles

(f) (diary, list etc) tenir;

∎ my secretary keeps my accounts ma secrétaire tient ou s'occupe de ma comptabilité;

∎ to keep a record of events prendre les événements en note;

∎ to keep a note of sth noter qch

D.

(a) (fulfil → a promise) tenir;

∎ to keep one's word tenir sa parole

(b) (observe → silence) observer; (→ the Sabbath) respecter; (→ law) respecter, observer; (→ vow) rester fidèle à; (→ treaty) tenir, respecter, observer; (→ date, appointment) ne pas manquer;

∎ Religion to keep the commandments observer les commandements

(c) (uphold) maintenir;

∎ to keep order/the peace maintenir l'ordre/la paix;

∎ to keep a lookout faire le guet

(d) (guard) garder;

∎ to keep goal être gardien de but;

∎ to keep wicket (in cricket) garder le guichet;

∎ archaic God keep you! Dieu vous garde!

E.

(a) (prevent)

∎ to keep sb from doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ nothing will keep me from going rien ne m'empêchera d'y aller

(b) (withhold)

∎ to keep sth from sb cacher qch à qn;

∎ to keep information from sb dissimuler des informations à qn;

∎ I can't keep anything from her je ne peux rien lui cacher;

∎ they deliberately kept the news from his family ils ont fait exprès de cacher les nouvelles à sa famille

2 intransitive verb

(a) (with present participle) (continue) continuer;

∎ letters keep pouring in les lettres continuent d'affluer;

∎ don't keep apologizing arrête de t'excuser;

∎ they keep teasing him ils n'arrêtent pas de le taquiner;

∎ to keep smiling garder le sourire;

∎ don't keep asking questions ne posez pas tout le temps des questions;

∎ I wish you wouldn't keep saying that j'aimerais bien que tu arrêtes de répéter cela;

∎ she had several failures but kept trying elle a essuyé plusieurs échecs mais elle a persévéré;

∎ to keep going (not give up) continuer;

∎ keep going till you get to the crossroads allez jusqu'au croisement;

∎ she kept going when everyone else had given up elle a continué alors que tous les autres avaient abandonné;

∎ with so few customers, it's a wonder the shop keeps going avec si peu de clients, c'est un miracle que le magasin ne ferme pas

(b) (stay, remain) rester, se tenir;

∎ to keep quiet se tenir ou rester tranquille;

∎ keep calm! restez calmes!, du calme!;

∎ she kept warm by jumping up and down elle se tenait chaud en sautillant sur place;

∎ keep to the path ne vous écartez pas du chemin;

∎ to keep in touch with sb rester en contact avec qn;

∎ to keep to oneself se tenir à l'écart

(c) (last, stay fresh) se conserver, se garder;

∎ it will keep for a week in the refrigerator vous pouvez le garder ou conserver au réfrigérateur pendant une semaine;

∎ what I've got to tell you won't keep till tomorrow ce que j'ai à te dire n'attendra pas jusqu'à demain;

∎ will it keep till later? (news) est-ce que ça peut attendre?

(d) (in health) aller;

∎ how are you keeping? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I'm keeping well je vais bien, ça va (bien);

∎ she doesn't keep well elle ne jouit pas d'une bonne santé

3 noun

(a) (board and lodging)

∎ the grant is supposed to be enough to pay your keep la bourse est censée vous permettre de payer la nourriture et le logement;

∎ he gives his mother £50 a week for his keep il donne 50 livres par semaine à sa mère pour sa pension;

∎ to earn one's keep = payer ou travailler pour être nourri et logé;

∎ our cat certainly earns his keep notre chat vaut bien ce qu'il nous coûte

(b) Architecture & History (in castle) donjon m

(c) (idiom) familiar

∎ for keeps pour de bon^□

➲ keep at

1 separable transitive verb

∎ the sergeant kept us hard at it all morning le sergent nous a fait travailler toute la matinée

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (pester) harceler;

∎ she kept at him until he agreed elle l'a harcelé jusqu'à ce qu'il accepte

(b) (idiom)

∎ to keep at it persévérer;

∎ he kept at it until he found a solution il a persévéré jusqu'à trouver une solution

➲ keep away

1 separable transitive verb

tenir éloigné, empêcher d'approcher;

∎ keep the baby away from the fire empêche le bébé d'approcher du feu;

∎ the rain kept a lot of spectators away la pluie a dissuadé bien des spectateurs de venir;

∎ keep that dog away (from me)! tenez ce chien loin de moi!;

∎ the wind will keep the rain away le vent empêchera la pluie

2 intransitive verb

ne pas s'approcher;

∎ keep away (from me)! n'approchez pas!;

∎ keep away from the cooker ne t'approche pas de la cuisinière;

∎ keep away from those people évitez ces gens-là;

∎ I felt my visits were unwelcome and so I kept away je n'avais pas l'impression que mes visites étaient bienvenues, alors je n'y suis plus allé;

∎ I can't keep away from chocolates je ne peux pas résister quand je vois des chocolats

➲ keep back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (keep at a distance → crowd, spectators) tenir éloigné, empêcher de s'approcher

(b) (not reveal → names, facts) cacher;

∎ I'm sure he's keeping something back (from us) je suis sûr qu'il (nous) cache quelque chose

(c) (retain) retenir;

∎ part of our salary is kept back every month une partie de notre salaire est retenue tous les mois

(d) (detain) retenir;

∎ to be kept back after school être en retenue;

∎ School to be kept back a year redoubler

(e) (restrain) retenir;

∎ he struggled to keep back the tears il s'est efforcé de retenir ses larmes

2 intransitive verb

rester en arrière, ne pas s'approcher;

∎ keep back! restez où vous êtes!, n'approchez pas!

➲ keep behind separable transitive verb

(after meeting, class) retenir

➲ keep down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (not raise) ne pas lever;

∎ keep your head down! ne lève pas la tête!, garde la tête baissée!;

∎ keep your voices down! parlez moins fort ou plus bas

(b) (prevent from increasing) limiter;

∎ we must keep our expenses down il faut que nous limitions nos dépenses;

∎ our aim is to keep prices down notre but est d'empêcher les prix d'augmenter;

∎ to keep one's weight down garder la ligne

(c) (repress) réprimer; (control → vermin, weeds) empêcher de proliférer;

∎ the army kept the population/the revolt down l'armée a tenu la population en respect/a maté la révolte;

∎ you can't keep a good man down rien n'arrête un homme de mérite

(d) (food) garder;

∎ she can't keep solid foods down son estomac ne garde aucun aliment solide

(e) School faire redoubler;

∎ to be kept down a year redoubler une année

2 intransitive verb

ne pas se relever;

∎ keep down! ne vous relevez pas!

➲ keep from inseparable transitive verb

s'empêcher de, se retenir de;

∎ I couldn't keep from laughing je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rire

➲ keep in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (not allow out) empêcher de sortir; School donner une consigne à, garder en retenue;

∎ the bad weather kept us in le mauvais temps nous a empêchés de sortir;

∎ they're keeping him in overnight (in hospital) ils le gardent pour la nuit

(b) (fire) entretenir

(c) (stomach) rentrer

(d) (idiom)

∎ to keep one's hand in garder la main

2 intransitive verb

(not go out) ne pas sortir, rester chez soi

➲ keep in with inseparable transitive verb

➲ keep off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (dogs, birds, trespassers) éloigner; (rain, sun) protéger de;

∎ this cream will keep the mosquitoes off cette crème vous/le/te/ etc protégera contre les moustiques;

∎ keep your hands off! pas touche!, bas les pattes!

(b) (coat, hat) ne pas remettre

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (avoid) éviter;

∎ keep off drink and tobacco évitez l'alcool et le tabac;

∎ we tried to keep off the topic on a essayé d'éviter le sujet

(b) (keep at a distance from) ne pas s'approcher de;

∎ keep off the grass (sign) pelouse interdite

3 intransitive verb

(a) (keep at a distance) ne pas s'approcher;

∎ that's mine, keep off! c'est à moi, n'y touchez pas!

(b) (weather)

∎ the rain/snow kept off il n'a pas plu/neigé;

∎ if the storm keeps off si l'orage n'éclate pas

➲ keep on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (coat, hat) garder

(b) (employee) garder

(c) (not turn off)

∎ to keep the central heating on laisser le chauffage central en marche;

∎ don't keep the lights on all day ne laissez pas la lumière allumée toute la journée

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer;

∎ keep on until you come to a crossroads continuez jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un carrefour;

∎ they kept on talking ils ont continué à parler;

∎ don't keep on asking questions ne posez pas tout le temps des questions;

∎ I keep on making the same mistakes je fais toujours les mêmes erreurs

(b) familiar (talk continually) parler sans cesse;

∎ he keeps on about his kids il n'arrête pas de parler de ses gosses;

∎ don't keep on about it! ça suffit, j'ai compris!;

∎ he just keeps on and on about it il n'arrête pas d'en parler

➲ keep on at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (pester)

∎ to keep on at sb (to do sth) harceler qn (pour qu'il fasse qch)^□

➲ keep out

1 separable transitive verb

empêcher d'entrer;

∎ a guard dog to keep intruders out un chien de garde pour décourager les intrus;

∎ a scarf to keep the cold out une écharpe pour vous protéger du froid

2 intransitive verb

ne pas entrer;

∎ keep out (sign) défense d'entrer, entrée interdite;

∎ to keep out of an argument ne pas intervenir dans une discussion;

∎ to keep out of danger rester à l'abri du danger;

∎ try to keep out of trouble essaie de ne pas t'attirer d'ennuis

➲ keep to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (observe, respect) respecter;

∎ you must keep to the deadlines vous devez respecter les délais

(b) (not deviate from) ne pas s'écarter de;

∎ to keep to the script (actors) s'en tenir au script;

∎ keep to the point or the subject! ne vous écartez pas du sujet!;

∎ keep to the main roads when it's icy restez sur les grandes routes quand il y a du verglas

(c) (stay in) garder;

∎ to keep to one's room/bed garder la chambre/le lit

➲ keep together

1 separable transitive verb

ne pas séparer;

∎ I'd like them to be kept together j'aimerais qu'ils ne soient pas séparés

2 intransitive verb

rester ensemble

➲ keep under separable transitive verb

(a) (repress) réprimer

(b) (with drug)

∎ he's being kept under with Pentothal on le garde sous Pentothal

➲ keep up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (prevent from falling → shelf, roof) maintenir;

∎ I need a belt to keep my trousers up j'ai besoin d'une ceinture pour empêcher mon pantalon de tomber;

∎ figurative it will keep prices up ça empêchera les prix de baisser;

∎ it's to keep the troops' morale up c'est pour maintenir le moral des troupes;

∎ keep your spirits up! ne te laisse pas abattre!

(b) (maintain → attack, bombardment) poursuivre; (→ correspondence, contacts, conversation) entretenir;

∎ you have to keep up the payments on ne peut pas interrompre les versements;

∎ she kept up a constant flow of questions elle ne cessait de poser des questions;

∎ it's a tradition which hasn't been kept up c'est une tradition qui s'est perdue;

∎ keep up the good work! c'est du bon travail, continuez!;

∎ you're doing well, keep it up! c'est bien, continuez!;

∎ once they start talking politics, they can keep it up all night une fois lancés sur la politique, ils sont capables d'y passer la nuit

(c) (prevent from going to bed) empêcher de dormir;

∎ the baby kept us up all night nous n'avons pas pu fermer l'œil de la nuit à cause du bébé

(d) (not allow to deteriorate → house, garden) entretenir;

∎ the lawns haven't been kept up les pelouses n'ont pas été entretenues;

∎ she goes to evening classes to keep up her French elle suit des cours du soir pour entretenir son français

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer;

∎ if this noise keeps up much longer, I'm going to scream! si ce bruit continue, je crois que je vais hurler!

(b) (not fall) se maintenir;

∎ if prices keep up si les prix se maintiennent;

∎ how are their spirits keeping up? est-ce qu'ils gardent le moral?

(c) (not fall behind) suivre;

∎ he's finding it hard to keep up in his new class il a du mal à suivre dans sa nouvelle classe;

∎ things change so quickly I can't keep up les choses bougent si vite que j'ai du mal à suivre

➲ keep up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (stay abreast of)

∎ to keep up with the news se tenir au courant de l'actualité;

∎ I can barely keep up with her (she changes so much) ça change tellement vite avec elle que j'ai du mal à suivre;

∎ to keep up with the times être à la page

(b) (keep in touch with) rester en contact avec;

∎ have you kept up with your cousin in Australia? est-ce que tu es resté en contact avec ton cousin d'Australie?

(c) (remain level with)

∎ to keep up with sb aller à la même allure que qn;

∎ I can't keep up with you vous marchez/parlez/ etc trop vite pour moi;

∎ he couldn't keep up with the rest of the children in his class il n'arrivait pas à suivre dans sa classe

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1 bottega; negozio; esercizio; spaccio (cfr. USA store): gift shop, negozio d'articoli da regalo; junk shop, negozio di rigattiere; antique shop, negozio d'antiquariato; discount shop, discount; to set up shop, metter su bottega; aprire un negozio; iniziare un'attività; to shut up shop, chiuder bottega; (fig.) smettere di far qualcosa, cessare un'attività; to keep a shop, avere un negozio; fare il bottegaio; DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- I need to get to the shops before they close, devo andare a fare la spesa prima che chiuda tutto

2 (= workshop) officina; stabilimento; reparto ( di fabbrica): (autom.) body shop, reparto carrozzeria; (metall.) pattern shop, reparto modellisti

3 (fam.) azienda; ufficio

4 (fam.) spesa: the weekly shop, la spesa per la settimana

5 (fam. antiq.) scuola; istituto; ufficio (spec. in): the other shop, la scuola rivale; l'istituto che ci fa concorrenza

● (ind.) shop assembly, montaggio in officina □ shop assistant, commesso, commessa □ shop bell, campanello di bottega □ (antiq.) shop boy, giovane (o ragazzo) di negozio □ ( USA) shop class, ( a scuola) (ora di) educazione tecnica □ (ind.) shop committee, commissione interna ( d'una fabbrica) □ (autom.) shop creeper, carrello sottovettura □ shop fascia, insegna di negozio □ (ingl.) the shop floor, (ind.) la zona dove avviene la produzione ( di contro all'amministrazione), l'officina; (fig.) la base operaia, la componente operaia, le maestranze: shop-floor worker, operaio; The manager started on the shop floor, il direttore ha cominciato come semplice operaio □ shop foreman, capo officina □ shop front ► shopfront □ shop girl, commessa ( di negozio) □ shop hours, orario di negozio (o d'apertura) □ the shop management, la direzione dello stabilimento □ (market.) shop paper, carta da incarto; carta per fare cartocci □ (GB) shop-soiled, ( di un articolo) logoro; sciupato; stinto ( perché in negozio da troppo tempo); (fig.) logoro; stantio; vecchio; trito □ (ind.) shop steward, membro d'una commissione interna; rappresentante dei sindacati in un reparto di fabbrica; delegato sindacale □ (ind.) shop supplies, materiali di consumo □ shop window, vetrina ( di negozio) □ ( USA) shop-worn = shop-soiled ► sopra □ ( slang) all over the shop, dappertutto; ( anche) nel caos, sottosopra, a soqquadro □ (fam.) to come (o to go) to the wrong shop, rivolgersi alla persona meno adatta ( per aiuto, informazioni, ecc.): You've come to the wrong shop, sei cascato male; hai sbagliato porta □ to talk shop, parlare di lavoro.

A v. i.

1 andare in giro per negozi: to shop for a new dress, fare il giro dei negozi in cerca di un vestito nuovo

2 fare acquisti (o compere, spese): to go shopping, andare a fare spese; fare lo shopping

B v. t.

1 esaminare ( merce da acquistare, un catalogo, ecc.)

2 mandare in officina, fare riparare ( una macchina, ecc.)

3 (dial.) arrestare, incarcerare (q.)

4 ( slang, anche to shop on) fare una spiata a (q.); denunciare ( alla polizia)

● to shop around, fare il giro dei negozi ( per confrontare i prezzi); (fig. fam.) prendere in considerazione varie possibilità; guardarsi attorno (fig.) □ to shop around for information, chiedere informazioni in giro □ to shop around for a new manager, essere alla ricerca di un nuovo direttore □ ( USA) to shop the main shops, fare il giro dei negozi principali □ to shop round = to shop around ► sopra.

shop [ʃɒp] (pt & pp shopped, cont shopping)

1 noun

(a) British (store) magasin m; (smaller) boutique f;

∎ she's gone out to the shops elle est sortie faire des courses;

∎ to have or to keep a shop être propriétaire d'un magasin, tenir un magasin;

∎ you can't get these in the shops on ne les trouve pas en magasin;

∎ would you mind the shop for me for a few hours? est-ce que vous voulez bien me tenir le magasin pendant quelques heures?;

∎ at the chemist's shop chez le pharmacien, à la pharmacie;

∎ at the fruit shop chez le marchand de fruits, chez le fruitier, à la fruiterie;

∎ the new book should reach the shops in July le nouveau livre devrait être en vente en juillet;

∎ to set up shop ouvrir un magasin; figurative s'établir, s'installer;

∎ he's set up shop as a freelance translator il s'est installé comme traducteur indépendant;

∎ also figurative to shut up shop fermer boutique;

∎ familiar all over the shop (everywhere) partout^□ ; (in disorder) en pagaille;

∎ familiar my notes are all over the shop c'est la pagaille dans mes notes;

∎ familiar they're all over the shop on defence policy leur politique de défense n'est absolument pas cohérente^□ ;

∎ familiar figurative you've come to the wrong shop vous vous trompez de porte;

∎ to talk shop parler boutique

(b) (shopping trip)

∎ to do one's weekly shop faire les courses ou les achats de la semaine

(c) British (workshop) atelier m;

∎ the repair/paint/assembly shop l'atelier de réparations/de peinture/de montage

2 intransitive verb

(for food, necessities) faire les ou ses courses; (for clothes, gifts etc) faire les magasins, faire du shopping, French Canadian magasiner;

∎ he usually shops on Mondays d'habitude, il fait ses courses le lundi;

∎ I always shop at the local supermarket je fais toujours mes courses ou mes achats au supermarché du coin;

∎ to go shopping faire des courses, courir les magasins;

∎ I went shopping for a new dress je suis allée faire les magasins pour m'acheter une nouvelle robe

3 transitive verb

British familiar (inform on) dénoncer^□, balancer

►► British shop assistant vendeur(euse) m,f (de magasin), employé(e) m,f de magasin;

shop floor (place) atelier m;

the shop floor (workers) les ouvriers mpl;

∎ he was on the shop floor for twenty-two years il a travaillé vingt-deux ans comme ouvrier;

shop foreman chef m d'atelier;

British shop front devanture f;

shop steward porte-parole mf inv des ouvriers, délégué(e) m,f syndical(e);

shop window vitrine f (de magasin);

∎ figurative a shop window for British exports une vitrine pour les exportations britanniques

➲ shop around intransitive verb

comparer les prix;

∎ prices vary a lot, so shop around les prix varient énormément, il vaut mieux faire plusieurs magasins avant d'acheter;

∎ I shopped around before opening a bank account j'ai comparé plusieurs banques ou je me suis renseigné auprès de plusieurs banques avant d'ouvrir un compte;

∎ our company is shopping around for new premises notre société est à la recherche de nouveaux locaux

keep [ki:p]

1. v (kept)

1) держа́ть, не отдава́ть;

you may keep the book for a month мо́жете держа́ть э́ту кни́гу ме́сяц

;

2) храни́ть; сохраня́ть; бере́чь

3) заде́рживать;

4) соблюда́ть (правило, договор и т.п.), сдержа́ть (слово, обещание); повинова́ться ( закону)

5) содержа́ть, име́ть;

to keep a shop име́ть магази́н

;

6) содержа́ть, обеспе́чивать;

7) вести́ (дневник, счета, книги и т.п.)

8) управля́ть, вести́;

9) име́ть в прода́же;

10) с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставля́ть (что-л. делать);

he kept me waiting он заста́вил меня́ ждать

;

11) продолжа́ть де́лать (что-л.);

keep moving! проходи́те!, не заде́рживайтесь!

;

12) сохраня́ть новизну́, све́жесть; не устарева́ть;

the matter will keep till tomorrow с э́тим мо́жно подожда́ть до за́втра

;

it's only good news that keeps то́лько до́брые ве́сти мо́гут ждать

;

13) скрыва́ть, ута́ивать;

to keep a secret не выдава́ть та́йну

;

14) держа́ться, сохраня́ться; остава́ться (в известном положении, состоянии и т.п.);

the weather keeps fine де́ржится хоро́шая пого́да

;

15) охраня́ть, защища́ть;

to keep the town against the enemy защища́ть го́род от врага́

;

16) содержа́ть ( любовницу)

17) сде́рживать;

18) име́ть в услуже́нии, в распоряже́нии;

19) пра́здновать, справля́ть;

20) разг. жить;

where do you keep? где вы обрета́етесь?

;

21) разг. проводи́ть заня́тия; функциони́ровать; рабо́тать ( об учреждении);

а) де́лать (что-л.) с упо́рством, насто́йчиво;

he kept hard at work for a week он упо́рно рабо́тал це́лую неде́лю

;

б) заставля́ть (кого-л.) де́лать (что-л.);

в) пристава́ть с про́сьбами;

а) держа́ть(ся) в отдале́нии; не подпуска́ть бли́зко; остерега́ться;

б) пря́тать;

keep knives away from children пря́чьте ножи́ от дете́й

;

а) держа́ться в стороне́;

б) уде́рживать, заде́рживать;

в) скрыва́ть;

he kept the news back он утаи́л э́ту но́вость

;

а) подавля́ть ( восстание; чувство); держа́ть в подчине́нии;

б) заде́рживать рост, меша́ть разви́тию;

to keep down prices не допуска́ть повыше́ния цен

;

в) не встава́ть, продолжа́ть сиде́ть или лежа́ть;

г):

he can't keep down his food его́ всё вре́мя рвёт

;

keep from уде́рживать(ся), возде́рживаться от чего-л.;

what kept you from doing it? почему́ вы э́того не сде́лали?

;

he kept his anxiety from showing он стара́лся не вы́дать своего́ волне́ния

;

а) сде́рживать ( свои чувства и т.п.);

б) не выпуска́ть; заставля́ть сиде́ть до́ма ( больного);

to be kept in быть оста́вленным по́сле уро́ков, без обе́да ( о школьнике)

;

в) подде́рживать;

to keep in fire подде́рживать ого́нь

;

to keep in with smb. остава́ться в хоро́ших отноше́ниях с кем-л.

;

keep off держа́ть(ся) в отдале́нии; не подпуска́ть;

keep off! наза́д!

;

keep off the subject! не каса́йтесь э́того вопро́са!

;

keep off the grass! не ходи́те по траве́!

;

keep your mind off this не ду́майте об э́том, вы́киньте э́то из головы́

;

а) продолжа́ть (делать что-л.);

to keep on reading продолжа́ть чита́ть

;

б):

to keep on fire подде́рживать ого́нь

;

в) сохраня́ть в пре́жнем положе́нии;

he was kept on at his old job его́ оста́вили на пре́жней рабо́те

;

г) не снима́ть; оставля́ть;

to keep on one's hat не снима́ть шля́пы

;

д) докуча́ть, надоеда́ть (at);

е) брани́ть (at);

to keep on at a person разг. беспреста́нно брани́ть кого́-л.

;

а) не допуска́ть, не впуска́ть; не позволя́ть (of);

to keep children out of mischief не дава́ть де́тям шали́ть

;

б) остава́ться в стороне́, не вме́шиваться (of);

to keep out of smb.'s way избега́ть кого́-л.

;

to keep out of smth. избега́ть чего́-л.

;

keep to приде́рживаться; держа́ться чего-л.;

keep to the right! держи́тесь пра́вой стороны́!

;

to keep to the subject держа́ться те́мы

;

а) держа́ть в подчине́нии;

б) препя́тствовать (росту, развитию, распространению);

to keep the prices under препя́тствовать повыше́нию цен

;

а) держа́ться на пре́жнем у́ровне ( о ценах и т.п.);

б) держа́ться бо́дро;

в) подде́рживать в до́лжном поря́дке;

г) подде́рживать;

to keep up a correspondence подде́рживать перепи́ску

;

д) не дава́ть засну́ть;

е) соблюда́ть, приде́рживаться;

to keep up old traditions соблюда́ть или подде́рживать ста́рые тради́ции

;

ж) быть хорошо́ осведомлённым, быть в ку́рсе;

to keep up on international law хорошо́ знать междунаро́дное пра́во

;

з) продолжа́ть;

keep it up! не остана́вливайтесь!, продолжа́йте!

;

keep up with smb. держа́ться наравне́ с кем-л., не отстава́ть

◊

to keep company

а) составля́ть компа́нию, сопровожда́ть;

б) дружи́ть;

to keep covered воен. держа́ть на прице́ле

;

а) сохрани́ть (чью-л.) жизнь;

б) помо́чь (кому́-л.) материа́льно;

to keep oneself to oneself быть за́мкнутым, необщи́тельным; сторони́ться люде́й, избега́ть о́бщества

;

to keep up with the Joneses жить не ху́же люде́й

;

2. n

1) содержа́ние, пи́ща, проко́рм;

2) запа́с ко́рма для скота́

3) гла́вная ба́шня ( средневекового замка)

4) тех. контрбу́кса

◊

in good (in low) keep в хоро́шем (в плохо́м) состоя́нии

;

а) навсегда́;

б) соверше́нно

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

keep¹ n manutención

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

2. guardar / tener

3. entretener / retener

4. quedarse / permanecer

5. mantener

6. seguir / continuar

7. conservarse / durar

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

tr[kiːp]

noun

1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento

■ to earn one's keep ganarse el pan

2 (of castle) torreón nombre masculino, torre nombre femenino del homenaje

transitive verb (pt & pp kept tr[kept])

1 (not throw away) guardar

■ I kept all your letters guardé todas tus cartas

2 (not give back) quedarse con

■ you can keep that book I lent you quédate con aquel libro que te dejé

■ keep the change quédese con el cambio

3 (have) tener; (carry) llevar

■ you should always keep paper and pencil handy siempre hay que tener a mano lápiz y papel

■ I keep a spare pair of glasses in the car llevo unas gafas de recambio en el coche

4 (look after, save) guardar

■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?

■ John kept my place while I made a phone call John me guardó el sitio mientras hacía una llamada

5 (put away, store) guardar

■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?

■ I always keep a little brandy for emergencies siempre guardo un poco de coñac para una emergencia

6 (reserve) reservar

■ I keep this whisky for special occasions reservo este whisky para las ocasiones especiales

7 (detain) retener, hacer esperar; (hold up) entretener

■ they kept her in hospital overnight la retuvieron en el hospital toda la noche

■ she kept me talking for hours me entretuvo hablando durante horas

■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?

■ sorry to keep you waiting discúlpeme por hacerle esperar

8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar

■ they keep a small hotel on the coast tienen un pequeño hotel en la costa

9 (have in stock) tener, vender

■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros

10 (support) mantener

■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan

11 (animals) tener

■ children love keeping pets a los niños les encanta tener animales de compañía

■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas

12 (promise) cumplir

■ promises are made to be kept las promesas se deben cumplir

13 (secret) guardar

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a

■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita

15 (order) mantener

■ teachers must keep order in their classes los profesores deben mantener el orden en sus clases

16 (tradition) observar

■ many old traditions are not kept nowadays muchas tradiciones antiguas ya no se observan

17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener

■ these doors must be kept locked estas puertas deben mantenerse cerradas

■ the stove keeps the whole house warm la estufa mantiene caliente toda la casa

■ this game will keep the children amused este juego entretendrá a los niños

■ this yoghurt must be kept cold este yogur debe conservarse en frío

intransitive verb

1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar

■ I keep thinking about her no dejo de pensar en ella

■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!

■ she was exhausted but kept swimming estaba agotada pero siguió nadando

■ keep trying until you succeed sigue intentándolo hasta que lo consigas

2 (stay fresh) conservarse

■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera

■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana

3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir

■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha

■ keep to the path no abandonar el sendero

4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer

■ please keep quiet cállese por favor

■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!

■ we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

\

for keeps para siempre

how are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?

keep it up! ¡ánimo!

keep the change quédese con la vuelta

to keep going seguir (adelante)

to keep one's head no perder la cabeza

to keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruido

to keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguien

to keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo

to keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguien

to keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-a

to keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para sí

to keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-a

you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante

keep ['ki:p] v, kept ['kpt] ; keeping vt

1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)

2) observe: observar (una fiesta)

3) guard: guardar, cuidar

4) continue: mantener

to keep silence: mantener silencio

5) support: mantener (una familia)

6) raise: criar (animales)

7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)

8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con

9) store: guardar

10) detain: hacer quedar, detener

11) preserve: guardar

to keep a secret: guardar un secreto

keep vi

1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)

2) continue: seguir, no dejar

he keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos

to keep from : abstenerse de

I couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risa

keep n

1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje

2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

b) (look after, reserve)

2) ( store) guardar

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

b) ( maintain)

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

b) ( detain)

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

b) ( repeatedly)

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

•

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

3) (=have ready)

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

5) (=house)

6) (=detain) tener

7) (=delay) entretener

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

9) (=stock) tener

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

12) (=not divulge)

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

c) + -ing

14) (=hold)

15) (=prevent)

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

17)

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

b) with preposition/adverb

2)

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

6) * (talking about health)

7) (=avoid)

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep together

- keep under

- keep up

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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

b) (look after, reserve)

2) ( store) guardar

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

b) ( maintain)

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

b) ( detain)

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

b) ( repeatedly)

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

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- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

3) (retain) conservare, custodire [book, letter, ticket]; mantenere [job, shape]; tenere [ place]

4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]

5) (sustain)

6) (store) tenere, mettere

7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]

8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]

9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]

10) (conceal)

11) (prevent)

12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]

13) mus.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

2) (remain)

3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi

4) (in health)

verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep under

- keep up

- keep up with

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* * *

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) tenere

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) tenere, mantenere

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) tenere, mantenere

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuare a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) tenere

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tenere

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) mantenersi, conservarsi

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tenere

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) trattenere

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantenere

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) mantenere

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrare

- keeper

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1 (stor.) maschio, mastio; torrione; ( per estens.) castello, fortezza

2 [u] mantenimento; sostentamento; vitto e alloggio: to earn one's keep, guadagnarsi da vivere

3 (mecc.) cappello

● (fam.) for keeps, per sempre; ( USA) sul serio, seriamente: It's yours for keeps, è tuo; puoi tenertelo: This is furniture for keeps, questi sono mobili fatti per durare a lungo; to play for keeps, giocare per vincere tutto; (fig.) fare sul serio, non fermarsi davanti a niente.

(pass. e p. p. kept)

A v. t.

1 tenere; trattenere: Keep the change!, tenga il resto!; She gave me one copy and kept the other, mi diede una delle due copie e trattenne (o si tenne) l'altra; He kept the gifts for himself, tenne per sé i regali

2 tenere; mantenere; conservare; custodire; tenere in serbo; serbare: to keep one's hands in one's pockets, tenere le mani in tasca; to keep a secret, mantenere (o serbare) un segreto; ( sport) to keep one's title, conservare il titolo; I've kept all her letters, ho tenuto (o conservato) tutte le sue lettere; Where do you keep the flour?, dove tieni la farina?; Keep this seat for me, tienimi questo posto!; to keep oneself in good form, tenersi (o mantenersi) in forma

3 tenere; trattenere: to keep sb. in prison, tenere q. in prigione; to keep st. under control, tenere qc. sotto controllo; I won't keep you long, non ti tratterrò a lungo; What's keeping him?, che cosa lo trattiene?

4 (seguito da compl. ogg. e part. pres. o agg.) tenere; mantenere (o idiom.): to keep the engine running, tenere il motore acceso; to keep sb. waiting, far aspettare q.; to keep one's business going, mandare avanti la propria azienda; to keep alive, tenere (o mantenere) in vita; tenere vivo; to keep awake, tenere sveglio; to keep warm, tenere caldo; tenere al caldo; to keep sb. interested, mantener vivo l'interesse di q.; DIALOGO → - Changing booking over the phone- Sorry to keep you waiting, mi scusi se l'ho fatta attendere

5 tenere (presso di sé); avere: to keep servants [boarders, a watchdog], tenere domestici [pensionanti, un cane da guardia]

6 (comm.) tenere (in negozio, in magazzino); avere: We don't keep this item, non teniamo questo articolo; to keep st. in stock, essere sempre riforniti di qc.

7 (comm.) essere proprietario e gestore di; gestire; avere: He keeps a hotel, gestisce (o ha) un albergo; fa l'albergatore

8 mantenere: They have a family to keep, hanno una famiglia da mantenere; My daughter earns enough to keep herself, mia figlia guadagna abbastanza da mantenersi da sola

9 tenere fede a; mantenere; rispettare; stare a: to keep one's promise, mantenere la promessa; to keep one's word, tener fede alla (o mantenere la) parola data

10 (relig.) osservare; rispettare; celebrare: to keep the Sabbath, osservare le feste comandate; to keep Christmas, celebrare il Natale

11 segnare; scrivere; registrare; tenere: to keep note of st., tenere nota di qc.; annotarsi qc.; to keep a diary, tenere un diario; ( sport) to keep the score, tenere il conto dei punti; segnare il punteggio; to keep the accounts, tenere la contabilità

12 (mil., sport e fig.) difendere: ( calcio) to keep goal, difendere la porta; giocare in porta; ( cricket) to keep wicket, difendere il wicket; fare il ricevitore

13 (lett.) proteggere; custodire; guardare: May the Lord keep you, (che) Dio ti protegga; (che) Dio ti guardi!

B v. i.

1 stare; restare; tenersi; mantenersi: Keep where you are!, resta dove sei!; to keep awake, restare sveglio; to keep quiet, restare zitto; tacere; fare silenzio; stare tranquillo; to keep calm, restare calmo; mantenere la calma; to keep fit, mantenersi (o tenersi) in forma; to keep on good terms with sb., mantenersi in buoni rapporti con q.

2 (seguito da part. pres.) continuare; seguitare: It kept raining all day, continuò a piovere per tutto il giorno; I kept talking, continuai a parlare

3 conservarsi; durare; mantenersi: Meat doesn't keep long in hot weather, col caldo la carne non si conserva a lungo

4 ( di persona, solo alla forma progressiva) stare ( di salute): How are you keeping?, come stai?; come va?

5 continuare (a percorrere); procedere: Keep straight on for two miles, continuate diritto per due miglia; to keep on one's way, procedere senza fermarsi; to keep left [right], tenersi a sinistra [a destra]; (autom.) «Keep left» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra»

● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► anche sotto il sostantivo o l'avverbio) (rag.) to keep an account alive, tenere acceso (o aperto) un conto □ ( USA) to keep sb. after school [class], trattenere q. ( uno studente) dopo la scuola [la lezione] ( come punizione) □ (fig.) to keep the ball rolling, mantener vivo l'interesse, la conversazione, ecc.; mandare avanti qc. □ to keep st. by, tenere qc. a portata di mano □ (autom.) «Keep clear», (equivale al cartello «passo carraio») «lasciare libero (il passaggio)» □ ( anche fig.) to keep the fire burning, alimentare il fuoco □ to keep going, continuare; andare avanti; (fig.) tirare avanti, tener duro □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ ( di orologio) to keep good time, andare bene; essere preciso □ to keep one's head, mantenere la calma; restar calmo; non perdere la testa □ to keep hold of, tenere stretto □ to keep st. in mind, tenere a mente qc. □ to keep in sight, mantenersi in vista; non allontanarsi troppo □ to keep in touch with sb., tenersi (o restare) in contatto con q. □ (fam.) Keep in touch!, ci sentiamo!; arrivederci!; fatti vivo! □ to keep in training, tenersi in esercizio □ (econ.) to keep prices steady, stabilizzare i prezzi □ (naut.) to keep the sea, tenere il mare □ to keep silence, mantenere il silenzio □ (autom.) to keep within the speed limit, non superare il limite di velocità □ to keep within bounds, (v. i.) restare entro i limiti; (v. i.) mantenere entro un certo limite, contenere □ (autom.) «Keep left!» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra!» □ (antiq.) God keep you!, Dio ti guardi!

* * *

1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

3) (retain) conservare, custodire [book, letter, ticket]; mantenere [job, shape]; tenere [ place]

4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]

5) (sustain)

6) (store) tenere, mettere

7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]

8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]

9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]

10) (conceal)

11) (prevent)

12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]

13) mus.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

2) (remain)

3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi

4) (in health)

verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep under

- keep up

- keep up with

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[ki:p]

keep in не выпускать; заставлять сидеть дома (больного); to be kept in быть оставленным после уроков, без обеда (о школьнике) keep иметь в продаже; do they keep postcards here? здесь продаются открытки? keep содержание, пища, прокорм; to earn one's keep заработать на пропитание for keeps разг. навсегда; окончательно; he is here for keeps он здесь прочно обосновался for keeps совершенно he can't keep down his food его все время рвет; keep from удерживать(ся), воздерживаться от (чего-л.) for keeps разг. навсегда; окончательно; he is here for keeps он здесь прочно обосновался keep at делать (что-л.) с упорством, настойчиво; he kept hard at work for a week он упорно работал целую неделю what kept you from doing it? почему вы этого не сделали?; he kept his anxiety from showing он старался не выдать своего волнения keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу keep back скрывать; he kept the news back он утаил эту новость keep on сохранять в прежнем положении; he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу in good (in low) keep в хорошем (в плохом) состоянии keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать keep беречь keep вести (дневник, счета, книги и т. п.) keep вести счета keep главная башня (средневекового замка) keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.) keep держать keep склад. держать keep держаться, сохраняться, оставаться (в определенном положении) keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели keep держаться keep разг. жить; where do you keep? где вы обретаетесь? keep задерживать; to keep the children after school задерживать учеников после занятий keep запас корма для скота keep иметь в продаже; do they keep postcards here? здесь продаются открытки? keep иметь в продаже keep иметь в услужении, в распоряжении; to keep a cook иметь повара keep тех. контрбукса keep обеспечивать keep оставаться keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep поддерживать keep праздновать, справлять; to keep one's birthday справлять день рождения keep разг. проводить занятия; функционировать; работать (об учреждении); school keeps today сегодня в школе есть занятия keep продолжать keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу keep сдерживать; to keep (in) one's feelings сдерживать свои чувства keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете keep скрывать, утаивать keep соблюдать (правило, договор и т. п.), сдержать (слово, обещание); повиноваться (закону) keep соблюдать (правило, договор), сдержать (слово), повиноваться (закону) keep содержание, пища, прокорм; to earn one's keep заработать на пропитание keep содержать, обеспечивать; to keep a family содержать семью keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад keep содержать, иметь keep сем.право содержать keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать keep управлять, вести; to keep house вести хозяйство keep управлять, вести keep хранить, сохранять, беречь keep хранить; сохранять; беречь keep хранить keeping: keep pres. p. от keep keep иметь в услужении, в распоряжении; to keep a cook иметь повара keep содержать, обеспечивать; to keep a family содержать семью keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете secret: keep тайна, секрет; to be in the secret быть посвященным в тайну; to keep a secret сохранять тайну; an open secret = секрет полишинеля keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад shop: keep a keep держать магазин keep at делать (что-л.) с упорством, настойчиво; he kept hard at work for a week он упорно работал целую неделю keep at заставлять (кого-л.) делать (что-л.) keep at приставать с просьбами keep away держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать близко; остерегаться keep away прятать; keep knives away from children прячьте ножи от детей keep out не допускать, не впускать; не позволять (of); to keep children out of mischief не давать детям шалить to keep company дружить; to keep covered воен. держать на прицеле; to keep on at a person разг. беспрестанно бранить (кого-л.) keep down задерживать рост, мешать развитию; to keep down prices не допускать повышения цен keep down не вставать, продолжать сидеть или лежать keep down подавлять (восстание; чувство); держать в подчинении keep down подавлять keep down сдерживать рост keep down задерживать рост, мешать развитию; to keep down prices не допускать повышения цен he can't keep down his food его все время рвет; keep from удерживать(ся), воздерживаться от (чего-л.) to keep (smb.) going помочь (кому-л.) материально keep (somebody) going помочь (кому-либо) материально to keep (smb.) going сохранить (чью-л.) жизнь keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.) keep in не выпускать; заставлять сидеть дома (больного); to be kept in быть оставленным после уроков, без обеда (о школьнике) to keep in (with smb.) оставаться в хороших отношениях (с кем-л.) keep in поддерживать; to keep in fire поддерживать огонь keep in поддерживать; to keep in fire поддерживать огонь keep in force оставаться в силе keep in stock иметь в наличии keep in stock иметь запас keep in stock хранить на складе keep up продолжать; keep it up! не останавливайтесь!, продолжайте! keep away прятать; keep knives away from children прячьте ножи от детей keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! off: to keep keep держаться в отдалении; держаться в стороне; my hat is off у меня слетела шляпа keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep on не снимать; оставлять; to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы keep on продолжать (делать что-л.); to keep on reading продолжать читать keep on сохранять в прежнем положении; he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе to keep company дружить; to keep covered воен. держать на прицеле; to keep on at a person разг. беспрестанно бранить (кого-л.) to keep on fire поддерживать огонь keep on не снимать; оставлять; to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы keep on продолжать (делать что-л.); to keep on reading продолжать читать keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели keep праздновать, справлять; to keep one's birthday справлять день рождения keep сдерживать; to keep (in) one's feelings сдерживать свои чувства to keep oneself to oneself быть замкнутым, необщительным; сторониться людей, избегать общества keep out не допускать, не впускать; не позволять (of); to keep children out of mischief не давать детям шалить keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep задерживать; to keep the children after school задерживать учеников после занятий keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен keep under препятствовать (росту, развитию, распространению); to keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep under держать в подчинении keep under препятствовать (росту, развитию, распространению); to keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен under: keep внизу; to bring under подчинять; to keep under искоренять, не давать распространяться keep keep держать в подчинении keep under (appropriate) conditions хранить при (соответствующих) условиях keep up быть хорошо осведомленным, быть в курсе; to keep up on international law хорошо знать международное право keep up держаться бодро keep up (with smb.) держаться наравне (с кем-л.), не отставать keep up поддерживать; to keep up a correspondence поддерживать переписку keep up поддерживать keep up поддерживать в должном порядке keep up продолжать; keep it up! не останавливайтесь!, продолжайте! keep up соблюдать, придерживаться; to keep up old traditions соблюдать или поддерживать старые традиции keep up сохранять keep up удовлетворять спрос keep up поддерживать; to keep up a correspondence поддерживать переписку keep up соблюдать, придерживаться; to keep up old traditions соблюдать или поддерживать старые традиции keep up быть хорошо осведомленным, быть в курсе; to keep up on international law хорошо знать международное право to keep up with the Joneses жить не хуже людей to keep watch дежурить watch: to keep keep (over smb., smth.) караулить, сторожить (кого-л., что-л.); to be on the watch for подкарауливать, поджидать to keep keep (over smb., smth.) наблюдать (за кем-л., чем-л.) keep keep наблюдать keep keep сторожить keep your mind off this не думайте об этом, выкиньте это из головы keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать meat will keep in the cellar мясо в погребе не испортится keep разг. проводить занятия; функционировать; работать (об учреждении); school keeps today сегодня в школе есть занятия keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели what kept you from doing it? почему вы этого не сделали?; he kept his anxiety from showing он старался не выдать своего волнения keep разг. жить; where do you keep? где вы обретаетесь? keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.)

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]