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1 keep

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

∎ to keep in with sb ne pas se mettre mal avec qn

➲ 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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A n

1 ( maintenance) pension f ; to pay for one's keep payer une pension ; to work for one's keep travailler pour payer sa pension ; to earn one's keep [person] gagner de quoi vivre ; [factory, branch] fig être viable ;

2 Archit donjon m.

B vtr ( prét, pp kept)

1 ( cause to remain) to keep sb in hospital/indoors [person] garder qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; [illness] retenir qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; to keep sth/sb clean garder qch/qn propre ; to keep sth warm/cool garder qch au chaud/au frais ; to keep sb warm/cool protéger qn du froid/de la chaleur ; to be kept clean/warm/locked rester propre/au chaud/fermé (à clé) ; to keep sb talking/waiting retenir/faire attendre qn ; I won't keep you to your promise tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse ; to keep an engine/machine running laisser un moteur/une machine en marche ; bronchitis kept him in bed une bronchite l'a obligé à garder le lit ;

2 ( detain) retenir ; there's nothing to keep me here (plus) rien ne me retient ici ; don't let me keep you! je ne veux pas vous retenir! ; what kept you? qu'est-ce qui t'a retenu? ; I won't keep you a minute je n'en ai pas pour longtemps ; the police are keeping him for questioning la police le garde à vue pour l'interroger ;

3 ( retain) garder, conserver [book, letter, money, receipt] ; garder [job] ; garder [seat, place] (for pour) ; garder, mettre [qch] de côté [ticket, bread] (for pour) ; we keep these glasses for special occasions nous gardons ces verres pour les grandes occasions ; this pullover has kept its colour/shape ce pull-over a gardé sa couleur/forme ;

4 ( have and look after) tenir [shop, restaurant] ; avoir [dog, cat] ; élever [sheep, chickens] ;

5 ( sustain) to keep sth going entretenir qch [conversation, fire, tradition] ; I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup ; it was only his work that kept him going sans son travail il n'aurait pas tenu le coup ; have you got enough work to keep you going? avez-vous assez de travail pour vous occuper? ;

6 ( store) mettre, ranger ; I keep my money in a safe je mets mon argent dans un coffre-fort ; where do you keep your cups? où rangez-vous vos tasses? ; I keep a spare key in the cupboard j'ai un double de la clé dans le placard ;

7 ( have in stock) [shop, shopkeeper] vendre, avoir [brand, product] ;

8 ( support financially) faire vivre, entretenir [husband, wife, family] ; entretenir [lover] ; avoir [servant] ; fig it'll keep us in beer ça nous permettra de tenir le coup ;

9 ( maintain by writing in) tenir [accounts, list, diary, record] ;

10 ( conceal) to keep sth from sb taire or cacher qch à qn ;

11 ( prevent) to keep sb from doing empêcher qn de faire ;

12 ( observe) tenir [promise] ; garder [secret] ; se rendre à, venir à [appointment, date] ; célébrer [occasion, festival] ; observer [commandments, sabbath, Lent] ;

13 Mus to keep time ou the beat battre la mesure ;

14 †( protect) [God] garder†, protéger [person] (from de) ; [person] défendre [gate, bridge] ;

15 ( maintain) entretenir [car, house] ; well/badly kept bien/mal entretenu.

C vi ( prét, pp kept)

1 to keep doing ( continue) continuer à or de faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire ; to keep going lit continuer ; I don't know how she keeps going! je ne sais pas comment elle tient le coup! ; keep at it! persévérez! ; keep west/straight on continuez vers l'ouest/tout droit ; ‘keep left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ;

2 ( remain) to keep indoors rester à l'intérieur ; to keep out of the rain se protéger de la pluie ; to keep warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep calm rester calme ; to keep silent ou quiet garder le silence ;

3 ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder ;

4 ( wait) [news, business, work] attendre ; I've got something to tell you, it won't keep j'ai quelque chose à te dire, ça ne peut pas attendre ;

5 ( in health) ‘how are you keeping?’ ‘comment allez-vous?’ ; she's keeping well elle va bien.

D v refl to keep oneself subvenir à ses propres besoins ; to keep oneself warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep oneself healthy rester en forme ; to keep oneself to oneself ne pas être sociable ; to keep oneself from doing s'empêcher de faire.

E for keeps adv phr pour de bon, pour toujours.

Idioms

to keep in with sb rester en bons termes avec qn ; to try to keep up with the Joneses rivaliser avec ses voisins ; you can't keep a good man down la compétence finit par être reconnue ; ⇒ clear.

Phrasal verbs

■ keep after:

▶ keep after [sb]

1 ( pursue) pourchasser ;

2 ( chivvy) harceler.

■ keep at:

▶ keep at [sb] US harceler, casser les pieds ○ à [person] ;

▶ keep at it persévérer.

■ keep away:

▶ keep away ne pas s'approcher (from de) ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] away empêcher [qch/qn] de s'approcher, tenir [qch/qn] à distance ; to keep sb away from ( prevent from getting close to) empêcher qn de s'approcher de, tenir qn à distance de [person, fire] ; ( cause to be absent from) tenir qn éloigné de [family] ; to keep sb away from his work empêcher qn de travailler.

■ keep back:

▶ keep back rester en arrière, ne pas s'approcher ; keep back! ne vous approchez pas!, n'avancez pas! ; to keep back from sth ne pas s'approcher de qch ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] back, keep back [sth/sb]

1 ( prevent from advancing) empêcher [qn] de s'approcher [person, crowd] (from de) ; faire redoubler [pupil, student] ; [barrier, dam] retenir [water] ; he kept his hair back with an elastic band il avait les cheveux retenus en arrière par un élastique ;

2 ( retain) garder [money] ; conserver [food, objects] ;

3 ( conceal) cacher [information, fact, detail] (from à) ;

4 ( prevent from doing) retenir [person].

■ keep down:

▶ keep down rester allongé ; keep down! ne bougez pas! ;

▶ keep [sth] down, keep down [sth]

1 ( cause to remain at a low level) limiter [number, speed, costs, expenditure, inflation] ; limiter l'augmentation de [prices, costs, wages, unemployment] ; maîtriser, juguler [inflation] ; to keep one's weight down surveiller son poids ; keep your voice down! baisse la voix! ; keep the noise down! faites moins de bruit! ;

2 ( retain in stomach) garder [food] ;

▶ keep [sb] down

1 GB Sch ( cause to repeat a year) faire redoubler [pupil] ;

2 ( repress) opprimer [people] ; réprimer [revolt].

■ keep in:

▶ keep in [car, cyclist, driver etc] GB tenir sa gauche ; ( elsewhere) tenir sa droite ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] in

1 ( cause to remain inside) empêcher [qn/qch] de sortir [person, animal] ; garder [dentures, contact lenses] ; they're keeping her in ( in hospital) ils la gardent ;

2 ( restrain) rentrer [stomach, elbows] ; réprimer [emotions, anger, impatience] ;

3 Sch ( cause to stay at school) garder [qn] en retenue, coller ○ [pupil].

■ keep off:

▶ keep off

1 ( stay at a distance) keep off! n'avancez pas! ;

2 ( not start) I hope the rain/storm keeps off j'espère qu'il ne pleuvra pas/que l'orage n'éclatera pas ;

▶ keep off [sth]

1 ( stay away from) ne pas marcher sur ; ‘Please keep off the grass’ ‘Défense de marcher sur la pelouse’ ;

2 ( refrain from) s'abstenir de consommer, éviter [fatty food, alcohol] ; s'abstenir de parler de [subject] ; to keep off cigarettes ne pas fumer ;

▶ keep [sth] off, keep off [sth]

1 ( prevent from touching) éloigner [animals, insects] ; this plastic sheet will keep the rain/ dust off cette housse en plastique protège contre la pluie/la poussière ;

2 ( continue not to wear) ne pas remettre [shoes, hat] ;

▶ keep sb off [sth] ( cause to refrain from) éviter de donner [qch] à qn [food, alcohol] ; empêcher qn de parler de [subject].

■ keep on:

▶ keep on doing ( not stop) continuer à faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas cesser de faire ; to keep on with sth poursuivre qch ; to keep on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch ; to keep on at sb harceler qn, casser les pieds ○ à qn (to do pour qu'il fasse) ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] on garder [employee, flat, hat, shoes].

■ keep out:

▶ keep out of [sth]

1 ( not enter) ne pas entrer dans [area, house] ; ‘keep out!’ ( on notice) ‘défense d'entrer’ ;

2 ( avoid being exposed to) rester à l'abri de [sun, rain, danger] ;

3 ( avoid getting involved in) ne pas se mêler de [argument] ; keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas! ; to keep out of sb's way, to keep out of the way of sb ( not hinder) ne pas encombrer qn ; ( avoid seeing) éviter qn ; try to keep out of trouble! essaie de bien te conduire! ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] out, keep out [sb/sth] ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer [person, animal] ; to keep the rain out empêcher la pluie d'entrer ; I wore an extra pullover to keep out the cold j'ai mis un pull-over de plus pour me protéger du froid ; to keep sb out of sth ( not allow to get involved in) ne pas vouloir mêler qn à qch ; ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer qn dans qch ; to keep sb out of trouble empêcher qn de faire des bêtises ; to keep sb/sth out of sb's way faire en sorte que qn/qch ne soit pas sur le chemin de qn.

■ keep to:

▶ keep to [sth] ( stick to) lit ne pas s'écarter de, rester sur [road, path] ; fig respecter, s'en tenir à [timetable, facts, plan] ; respecter [law, rules] ; ‘keep to the left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ; to keep to one's bed garder le lit ; to keep to one's home rester chez soi ;

▶ keep sb to [sth] ( cause to remain on) empêcher qn de s'écarter de [route] ; forcer qn à tenir [promise] ;

▶ keep [sth] to ( restrict) limiter [qch] à [weight, number] ; to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi [secret, information, opinion] ; he can't keep his hands to himself ○ il a les mains baladeuses ○ ; keep your hands to yourself! bas les pattes ○ !

■ keep under:

▶ keep [sb] under

1 ( dominate) assujettir, soumettre [race, slaves, inhabitants] ;

2 ( cause to remain unconscious) maintenir [qn] inconscient.

■ keep up:

▶ keep up

1 ( progress at same speed) ( all contexts) [car, runner, person] suivre ; [business rivals, competitors] rester à la hauteur ;

2 ( continue) [price] se maintenir ; if the rain keeps up I'm not going s'il continue à pleuvoir je n'y vais pas ;

▶ keep [sth] up, keep up [sth]

1 ( cause to remain in position) tenir [trousers] ; ‘keep your hands up!’ ( by gunman) ‘gardez les mains en l'air!’ ;

2 ( continue) continuer [attack, bombardment, studies] ; entretenir [correspondence, friendship] ; maintenir [membership, tradition] ; garder [pace] ; to keep up the pressure continuer à faire pression (for pour obtenir ; on sur) ; he kept up his German by going to evening classes il a entretenu son allemand en suivant des cours du soir ; to keep up one's strength/spirits garder ses forces/le moral ; keep it up!, keep up the good work! continuez comme ça! ;

▶ keep [sb] up ( maintain awake) faire veiller [child, person] ; [noise, illness] empêcher [qn] de dormir ; I hope I'm not keeping you up ( politely) j'espère que je ne vous oblige pas à veiller ; ( ironically) j'espère que je ne vous empêche pas de dormir.

■ keep up with:

▶ keep up with [sb/sth]

1 ( progress at same speed as) ( physically) aller aussi vite que [person, group] ; ( mentally) suivre [class, work, lecture] ; [company, country] se maintenir à la hauteur de [competitors] ; Econ [wages, pensions] suivre [prices, inflation, cost of living] ; faire face à [demand] ;

2 ( be informed about) suivre [fashion, developments, news] ;

3 ( remain in contact with) garder le contact avec [schoolfriends, colleagues]. ⇒ end, pecker.

Big English-French dictionary > keep
3 keep

keep [ki:p]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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   a. ( = retain) garder

• you can keep this book tu peux garder ce livre

• keep the change! gardez la monnaie !

• to keep sth for o.s. garder qch pour soi

• keep it to yourself (inf) garde ça pour toi

• I can't keep telephone numbers in my head je n'arrive pas à retenir les numéros de téléphone

   b. ( = put aside) garder

• we're keeping the best ones for Christmas nous gardons les meilleurs pour Noël

• you must keep it in a cold place il faut le conserver au froid

   c. ( = have ready) avoir

• I always keep a blanket in the car j'ai toujours une couverture dans la voiture

   d. ( = stock) faire

• we don't keep that model any more nous ne faisons plus ce modèle

   e. ( = store) ranger

• where do you keep the sugar? où est-ce que vous rangez le sucre ?

• keep it somewhere safe mettez-le en lieu sûr

   f. ( = detain) retenir

• they kept him prisoner for two years ils l'ont gardé prisonnier pendant deux ans

• what kept you? qu'est-ce qui vous a retenu ?

• he was kept in hospital over night il a dû passer une nuit à l'hôpital

• they kept him in a dark room il était enfermé dans une salle sombre

• the flu kept her in bed une grippe l'a forcée à garder le lit

   g. ( = have) [+ shop] tenir ; [+ bees, chickens] élever

   h. ( = support) subvenir aux besoins de ; [+ mistress] entretenir

• you can't keep a family on that ça ne suffit pas pour faire vivre une famille

• I have three children to keep j'ai trois enfants à nourrir

   i. ( = observe) [+ law, vow] respecter

   j. [+ accounts, diary] tenir

• keep a note of this number note ce numéro

   k. (set structures)

► to keep sb at sth

• they kept him at it all day ils l'ont fait travailler toute la journée► to keep sth from sb ( = conceal) cacher qch à qn

• I know he's keeping something from me je sais qu'il me cache quelque chose► to keep sb from doing sth ( = prevent) empêcher qn de faire qch

• what can we do to keep it from happening again? que pouvons-nous faire pour que ça ne se reproduise pas ?► to keep sb to sth

• she kept him to his promise elle l'a forcé à tenir sa promesse► to keep o.s. to o.s. se tenir à l'écart

• she keeps herself to herself elle n'est pas très sociable► to keep sb/sth + -ing

• to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn

• keep him talking while... fais-lui la conversation pendant que...

• she managed to keep the conversation going elle a réussi à entretenir la conversation

• he kept the engine running il a laissé le moteur en marche► to keep sb/sth + adjective

• to keep sth clean tenir qch propre

• exercise will keep you fit l'exercice physique vous maintiendra en forme

• keep me informed tenez-moi au courant

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• to keep straight on continuer tout droit

   b. ( = remain) rester

• to keep in the middle of the road rester au milieu de la route

   c. (in health) aller

• how are you keeping? comment allez-vous ?

• she's not keeping well elle ne va pas bien

   d. [food] se conserver

• that letter will keep until tomorrow cette lettre peut attendre jusqu'à demain

   e. (set structures)

► to keep + -ing

• to keep doing sth ( = continue) continuer de faire qch ; ( = do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire qch

• he kept walking il a continué de marcher

• he kept interrupting us il n'a pas arrêté de nous couper la parole

• I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill j'oublie tout le temps de payer la facture de gaz► to keep + preposition

• she bit her lip to keep from crying elle s'est mordu la lèvre pour s'empêcher de pleurer

• he's promised to keep off alcohol il a promis de ne plus boire

• "keep off the grass" « défense de marcher sur les pelouses »

• keep on this road until you come to... suivez cette route jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à...

• keep to the left! gardez votre gauche !

• she keeps to herself elle n'est pas très sociable► to keep + adjective

• keep calm! reste calme !

• to keep fit se maintenir en forme

• to keep still se tenir tranquille

3. noun

   a. ( = livelihood, food) I got £30 a week and my keep je gagnais 30 livres par semaine logé et nourri

   b. [of castle] donjon m

   c. ► for keeps (inf) ( = permanently) pour toujours

4. compounds

► keep-fit noun (British) aérobic f

• she does keep-fit once a week elle fait de l'aérobic une fois par semaine

• keep-fit classes cours mpl d'aérobic

5. Phrasal Verbs

► keep at inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• you should keep at it tu devrais persévérer

   b. ( = nag at) harceler► keep away

1. intransitive verb

ne pas s'approcher

• keep away from the fire ne t'approche pas du feu

2. separable transitive verb

empêcher de s'approcher

• the police kept the crowds away la police a empêché la foule de s'approcher► keep back

1. intransitive verb

ne pas approcher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = restrain) retenir

• he struggled to keep back his tears il retenait ses larmes à grand-peine

   b. ( = conceal) cacher ; [+ secrets] ne pas révéler

• I'm sure he's keeping something back je suis sûr qu'il me (or nous etc) cache quelque chose► keep down

1. intransitive verb

rester à couvert

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ one's anger] contenir

• it's just a way to keep women down c'est une manière de cantonner les femmes à un statut inférieur

   b. [+ inflation, costs] maîtriser ; [+ number] limiter

• to keep prices down empêcher les prix de monter

• could you keep the noise down? est-ce que vous pourriez faire un peu moins de bruit ?

• she drank some water but couldn't keep it down elle a bu de l'eau mais elle a tout vomi► keep in

1. intransitive verb

• to keep in with sb rester en bons termes avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ anger] contenir► keep off

1. intransitive verb

[person] rester à l'écart

• if the rain keeps off s'il ne se met pas à pleuvoir

2. separable transitive verb

• they want to keep young people off the streets ils veulent empêcher les jeunes de traîner dans les rues

• keep your hands off! pas touche ! (inf)► keep on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• he kept on reading il a continué de lire

• keep on till you get to the school continuez jusqu'à l'école

   b. (British = nag) don't keep on! (inf) laisse-moi tranquille !

2. separable transitive verb

[+ employee] garder► keep on about (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) ne pas arrêter de parler de

► keep on at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) harceler

• she kept on at him to look for a job elle le harcelait pour qu'il cherche du travail► keep out

1. intransitive verb

rester en dehors

• "keep out" « défense d'entrer »

• keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas !

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person, dog] ne pas laisser entrer

• that coat looks as if it will keep out the cold ce manteau doit bien protéger du froid► keep to inseparable transitive verb

[+ promise] tenir ; [+ agreement, rules, schedule] respecter ; [+ plan] s'en tenir à

► keep up

1. intransitive verb

[prices] se maintenir

• I hope the good weather will keep up j'espère que le beau temps va se maintenir

• they went so fast I couldn't keep up ils allaient si vite que je n'arrivais pas à suivre

► to keep up with

• to keep up with sb (in race, walk) aller aussi vite que qn ; (in work) se maintenir au niveau de qn

• slow down, I can't keep up with you ralentis un peu, je ne peux pas te suivre

• to keep up with the class se maintenir au niveau de la classe

• the company has failed to keep up with the times la société n'a pas réussi à évoluer

• to keep up with demand parvenir à satisfaire la demande

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ pressure, standards] maintenir ; [+ correspondence] entretenir ; [+ study] continuer

• they can no longer keep the payments up ils n'arrivent plus à payer les traites

• keep it up! continuez !

   b. ( = maintain) [+ house] maintenir en bon état

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[kiːp] 1.
noun

1) ( maintenance) pension f

to pay for one's keep — payer une pension

to earn one's keep — gagner de quoi vivre

2) Architecture donjon m
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp kept)

1) ( cause to remain)

to keep somebody indoors — [person] garder quelqu'un à l'intérieur; [illness] retenir quelqu'un à l'intérieur

to keep something/somebody clean — garder quelque chose/quelqu'un propre

to keep something warm — garder quelque chose au chaud

to keep somebody warm — protéger quelqu'un du froid

to be kept clean/locked — rester propre/fermé (à clé)

to keep somebody talking/waiting — retenir/faire attendre quelqu'un

I won't keep you to your promise — tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse

to keep an engine running — laisser un moteur en marche

2) ( detain) retenir

I won't keep you a minute — je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

3) ( retain) garder

4) ( have and look after) tenir [shop]; avoir [dog]; élever [chickens]

5) ( sustain)

to keep something going — entretenir quelque chose [conversation, fire, tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup

have you got enough work to keep you going? — avez-vous assez de travail pour vous occuper?

6) ( store) mettre, ranger

I keep a spare key — j'ai un double de la clé

7) ( have in stock) vendre, avoir

8) ( support financially) faire vivre, entretenir [family]; avoir [servant]

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

10) ( conceal)

to keep something from somebody — taire or cacher quelque chose à quelqu'un

11) ( prevent)

to keep somebody from doing — empêcher quelqu'un de faire

12) ( observe) tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]; célébrer [occasion]; observer [commandments]

13) Music

to keep time ou the beat — battre la mesure

14) ( maintain) entretenir [car, house]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp kept)

1) ( continue)

to keep doing — continuer à or de faire, ne pas arrêter de faire

to keep going — continuer

keep at it! — persévérez!

keep straight on — continuez tout droit

‘keep left’ — ‘tenez votre gauche’

2) ( remain)

to keep indoors — rester à l'intérieur

to keep out of the rain — se protéger de la pluie

to keep warm — se protéger du froid

to keep calm — rester calme

to keep silent — garder le silence

3) ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder

4) ( wait) [news, business] attendre

5) ( in health)

‘how are you keeping?’ — ‘comment allez-vous?’

she's keeping well — elle va bien
4.
reflexive verb

to keep oneself — subvenir à ses propres besoins

to keep oneself warm — se protéger du froid

to keep oneself healthy — rester en forme

to keep oneself to oneself — ne pas être sociable
5.
for keeps adverbial phrase pour de bon, pour toujours

Phrasal Verbs:

- 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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to keep in with somebody — rester en bons termes avec quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > keep
4 ♦ from

♦ from /frɒm, frəm/
prep.

1 (provenienza, derivazione, origine, allontanamento) da; da parte di (q.): to start from London, partire da Londra; to be absent from school, essere assente da scuola; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Where are you from?, di dove sei?; da dove vieni?; I'm from Italy, sono italiano; I'm from Macclesfield, sono di Macclesfield; a fall from a horse, una caduta da cavallo; to be far from home, essere lontano da casa; to go away from home, andarsene da casa; to translate from French, tradurre dal francese; Tell him from me that…, ditegli da parte mia che…; You will hear from my solicitor, avrete notizie da parte del mio avvocato; vi contatterà il mio avvocato; There were from twenty to thirty people in the room, nella stanza c'erano dalle venti alle trenta persone; DIALOGO → - Refusing a call- It's Dave Fox from Cooper and Cooper, sono Dave Fox della Cooper and Cooper

2 (sottrazione, esclusione) a; (separazione) da: to take st. from sb., portare via (o prendere, togliere) qc. a q.; to separate st. from st., separare qc. da qc.; to hide the truth from sb., nascondere la verità a q.; to keep a secret from others, nascondere un segreto agli altri; to require st. from sb., richiedere qc. a q.; esigere qc. da q.; to prevent sb. from doing st., impedire a q. di fare qc.

3 (causa) per; a causa di; di: to speak from experience, parlare per esperienza; to suffer from hunger [from rheumatism], soffrire per la fame [di reumatismi]; to tremble from fear, tremare di (o dalla o per la) paura

4 (tempo) da; a partire da: from next Monday, da lunedì prossimo

5 (differenza): She was different from her classmates, era diversa dai suoi compagni; to tell (o to know) one thing from another, distinguere una cosa da un'altra

6 ( mezzo o materia) con; di: Flour is made from wheat, la farina si fa col grano; a box made from wood, una scatola fatta di legno

7 (limitazione) a giudicare da; a: from what I saw, a giudicare da quello che vidi; from what he tells me, a quanto mi dice (o asserisce)

● from A to B, da un punto all'altro □ from A to Z, dall'A alla Z; (fig.) da cima a fondo: to know st. from A to Z, sapere qc. a menadito □ from above, dal disopra; di sopra □ from bad to worse, di male in peggio □ from behind, dal didietro; da dietro □ from beneath, dal disotto; da sotto □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno; da un giorno all'altro □ from hand to hand, di mano in mano □ from long ago, da un tempo remoto □ from mouth to mouth, di bocca in bocca □ from over, dal disopra; da sopra □ from my point of view, dal mio punto di vista □ from time to time, di quando in quando; di tanto in tanto □ from top to toe, da cima a fondo □ (fam. USA) from way back, da molto tempo; da tempo immemorabile □ to paint from life, dipingere dal vero □ (mus.) to play from memory, suonare a memoria.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ from
5 keep

1. transitive verb,
kept

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

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

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

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

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

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

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

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.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

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

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

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

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120203/keep_after">keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behalten

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

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?)

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

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

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

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

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.) führen

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

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

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

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feiern
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) der Unterhalt

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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keep

[ki:p]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (livelihood) [Lebens]unterhalt m

not to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein

to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2. (main tower of castle) Bergfried m; (dungeon) Burgverlies nt

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (hold onto)

▪ to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben]

to \keep bills/receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufheben

to \keep the change das Wechselgeld behalten

to \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten

2. (have in particular place)

▪ to \keep sth etw [bereit] stehen haben [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. parat haben]

he \keeps a glass of water next to his bed er hat immer ein Glas Wasser neben seinem Bett stehen

3. (store)

▪ to \keep sth medicine, money etw aufbewahren [o SCHWEIZ a. versorgen] [o ÖSTERR a. aufheben]

to \keep sth safe etw verwahren

where do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?

4. (run)

to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen

5. (sell)

to \keep sth shop etw führen [o auf Lager haben

6. (detain)

▪ to \keep sb jdn aufhalten

to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen

7. (prevent)

▪ to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

8. (maintain)

you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleiben

to \keep sb/sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle halten

to \keep count of sth etw mitzählen

I'll \keep count of how many times you jump ich zähle, wie oft du springst

to \keep sth up-to-date etw auf dem neuesten Stand halten

to \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet halten

to \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behalten

to \keep house den Haushalt führen

to \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hält

to \keep sb/sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behalten

to \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte halten

to \keep one's mouth shut [or closed] den Mund halten

to \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassen

to \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meiden

to \keep track of sb/sth jdn/etw im Auge behalten

\keep track of how many people have entered reception merken Sie sich, wie viele Leute die Eingangshalle betreten haben

I don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt haben

to \keep sb awake jdn wachhalten [o nicht einschlafen lassen]

to \keep sth closed/open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassen

to \keep sb/sth warm jdn/etw warmhalten

9. (care for)

to \keep children Kinder betreuen

10. (own)

▪ to \keep animals Tiere halten

11. (guard)

▪ to \keep sth etw bewachen

to \keep goal im Tor stehen nt, das Tor hüten

to \keep watch Wache halten

12. (not reveal)

▪ to \keep sth from sb jdm etw akk vorenthalten [o verschweigen]

▪ to \keep sth to oneself etw akk für sich akk behalten

13. (stick to)

▪ to \keep sth etw [ein]halten [o befolgen]

to \keep an appointment/a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhalten

to \keep the faith fest im Glauben [o glaubensstark] sein

\keep the faith! AM nur Mut!, Kopf hoch!

he's really nervous about the presentation but I told him to \keep the faith er ist wirklich aufgeregt wegen der Moderation, aber ich habe ihm gesagt, er solle zuversichtlich sein

to \keep the law/the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgen

to \keep an oath/a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep the sabbath den Sabbat heiligen

to \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren

14. (make records)

to \keep the books die Bücher führen

to \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führen

to \keep a log [or record] of sth über etw akk Buch führen

to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen

to \keep score SPORT die Punkte anschreiben

15. (provide for)

▪ to \keep sb/sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen]

to \keep sb in cigarettes/money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgen

the news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen fam

16.

▶ to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht halten

▶ to \keep an eye out for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten

▶ to \keep one's hand in sth bei etw dat die Hand [weiterhin] im Spiel haben [o fam [nach wie vor] mitmischen]

▶ to \keep a secret ein Geheimnis hüten [o bewahren]

▶ to \keep time watch richtig [o genau] gehen; MUS Takt halten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (stay fresh) food sich akk halten

2. (wait) Zeit haben

that gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, John

your questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten

3. (stay) bleiben

to \keep to one's bed im Bett bleiben

she's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hüten

to \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung halten

to \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt halten

to \keep awake/healthy wach/gesund bleiben

to \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahren

to \keep [to the] left/right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts halten

to \keep quiet still sein

4. (continue)

▪ to \keep doing sth etw weiter tun

don't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiter

he \keeps trying to distract me er versucht ständig, mich abzulenken

don't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragen

▪ to \keep at sth mit etw dat weitermachen, an etw dat dranbleiben fam

5. (stop oneself)

▪ to \keep from doing sth etw unterlassen, sich dat etw akk verkneifen fam

though the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehen

how will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

6. (adhere to)

▪ to \keep to sth an etw dat festhalten; (not digress) bei etw dat bleiben

to \keep to an agreement/a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten

to \keep to a/the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben

7.

▶ how are you \keeping? BRIT wie geht's dir so?

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keep [kiːp]

A s

1. (Lebens)Unterhalt m:

earn one’s keep

2. (Unterkunft f und) Verpflegung f

3. Unterhaltskosten pl (eines Pferdes etc):

earn its keep sich bezahlt machen

4. for keeps umg

a) für oder auf immer, endgültig:

settle a controversy for keeps einen Streit ein für alle Mal beilegen;

it’s mine for keeps ich kann oder darf es behalten

b) ernsthaft

5. Obhut f, Verwahrung f

6. a) Bergfried m, Hauptturm m

b) Burgverlies n

B v/t prät und pperf kept [kept]

1. (be)halten, SPORT einen Spieler halten:

keep the ticket in your hand behalte die Karte in der Hand

2. jemanden oder etwas lassen, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) (er)halten:

keep apart getrennt halten, auseinanderhalten;

keep a door closed eine Tür geschlossen halten;

keep sth dry etwas trocken halten oder vor Nässe schützen;

keep sb going

a) jemanden finanziell unterstützen,

b) jemanden am Leben erhalten;

keep the engine running den Motor laufen lassen;

keep sth a secret etwas geheim halten ( from sb vor jemandem); → advised 2, go¹ C 12, wait B 1

3. fig

a) (er)halten, (be)wahren:

keep one’s neutrality seine Neutralität wahren; → balance A 2, distance A 7, order A 1, temper A 4

b) SPORT das Tempo durchhalten

4. (im Besitz) behalten:

you can keep the book;

she wants to keep her baby sie will ihr Baby behalten (will nicht abtreiben);

keep the ball SPORT in Ballbesitz bleiben;

keep the change der Rest (des Geldes) ist für Sie!;

keep your seat, please bitte behalten Sie Platz;

keep a seat for sb jemandem einen Platz frei halten;

you can keep it! umg das kannst du dir an den Hut stecken!

5. fig halten, sich halten oder behaupten in oder auf (dat): → field A 7

6. jemanden aufhalten:

I won’t keep you long;

don’t let me keep you lass dich nicht aufhalten!;

what’s keeping him? wo bleibt er denn nur (so lange)?

7. (fest)halten, bewachen:

keep sb in prison jemanden in Haft halten;

keep sb for lunch jemanden zum Mittagessen dabehalten;

she keeps him here sie hält ihn hier fest, er bleibt ihretwegen hier; → goal 2 b, prisoner 1

8. alte Briefe etc aufheben, aufbewahren:

keep a secret ein Geheimnis bewahren;

can you keep a secret? kannst du schweigen?;

keep sth for later (sich) etwas für später aufheben; → well-kept 2

9. (aufrechter)halten, unterhalten:

keep good relations with sb zu jemandem gute Beziehungen unterhalten; → eye A 2, guard C 3

10. pflegen, (er)halten:

keep in good repair in gutem Zustand erhalten, instand halten;

badly kept

a) in schlechtem Zustand,

b) ungepflegt; → well-kept 1

11. eine Ware führen:

we don’t keep this article

12. ein Tagebuch etc führen: → account C 4, record C 5 a

13. ein Geschäft etc führen:

keep a shop (bes US store) einen Laden haben oder betreiben; → house A 1, A 2

14. ein Amt etc innehaben

15. besonders US eine Versammlung etc (ab)halten:

keep school Schule halten

16. ein Versprechen etc (ein)halten, einlösen:

keep an appointment eine Verabredung einhalten; → word B 4

17. das Bett, Haus, Zimmer hüten, bleiben in (dat):

keep one’s bed( house, room)

18. Vorschriften etc beachten, einhalten, befolgen:

keep Sundays die Sonntage einhalten

19. obs ein Fest begehen, feiern:

keep Christmas

20. ernähren, er-, unterhalten, sorgen für:

have a family to keep eine Familie ernähren müssen;

keep sb in money jemanden mit Geld versorgen;

keep sb in food für jemandes Ernährung sorgen, jemanden ernähren

21. Kostgänger etc haben, beherbergen

22. a) Tiere halten

b) sich ein Hausmädchen, ein Auto etc halten

23. (be)schützen ( from vor dat)

C v/i

1. bleiben:

keep at home;

keep in bed im Bett bleiben;

keep in sight in Sicht(weite) bleiben;

keep out of danger sich nicht in Gefahr bringen; → Verbindungen mit Adverbien

2. sich halten, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) bleiben:

keep calm ruhig oder gelassen bleiben;

keep still stillhalten;

keep still about nichts verlauten lassen von;

keep warm sich warm halten;

keep friends (weiterhin) Freunde bleiben;

keep in good health gesund bleiben;

the milk (weather) will keep die Milch (das Wetter) wird sich halten;

the weather keeps fine das Wetter bleibt schön;

this matter will keep diese Sache hat Zeit oder eilt nicht;

won’t it keep till later? hat das nicht bis später Zeit?;

the secret will keep das Geheimnis bleibt gewahrt; → cool A 1, A 5

3. weiter… (Handlung beibehalten):

he keeps (on) asking me er fragt mich dauernd oder fortwährend oder ständig;

the baby kept (on) crying for hours das Baby weinte stundenlang;

prices keep (on) increasing die Preise steigen immer weiter;

keep (on) laughing

a) weiterlachen, nicht aufhören zu lachen,

b) dauernd oder ständig lachen;

keep smiling immer nur lächeln!, lass den Mut nicht sinken!, Kopf hoch!;

keep (on) trying es weiter versuchen, es immer wieder versuchen

4. sich links oder rechts halten:

keep straight ahead ( oder on) immer geradeaus gehen oder fahren

5. how are you keeping? umg obs wie geht es dir?

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1. transitive verb,
kept

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

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

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

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

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

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

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

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.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

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

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

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

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

= aufbewahren v.

aufhalten v.

behalten v.

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

English-german dictionary > keep
6 keep

1. I
abs

1) is it worth keeping? стоит ли это хранить?

2) this book is yours to keep можете оставить эту книгу себе. эту книгу я вам дарю

3) butter (eggs, meat, apples, etc.) will keep масло и т. д. не испортится; chocolates that will keep шоколад, который может долго лежать

4) the news (this statement, etc.) will keep с этим сообщением и т. д. можно повременить; this information can't keep эту информацию нельзя задерживать /нужно скорее опубликовать/; my revenge will keep отомстить я еще успею; it will keep! успеется!

5) have a family (one's parents, a wife and two children, etc.) to keep иметь на иждивении /содержать/ семью и т. д.
2. II
1) keep somewhere keep at home (indoors, in, etc.) оставаться /сидеть/ дома, не выходить из дому; keep in some manner keep together держаться вместе, не разлучаться; let's keep together or we shall lose each other давайте держаться вместе, а то мы потеряем друг друга; if all the cars keep together we shall be quite safe если все машины пойдут вместе, нам нечего бояться; they kept abreast они шли в одну шеренгу

2) keep in some manner keep well (quite well, all right, etc.) хорошо и т. д. сохраняться; keep for some time cold milk (dried fruit, smoked fish, etc.) keeps longer холодное молоко и т. д. дольше сохраняется / не портится/; fish do not keep long рыба не может долго лежать id how are you keeping? как вы себя чувствуете?, как здоровье?; she is not keeping well она себя неважно чувствует
3. III
1) keep smth. keep one's old letters (one's old clothes, his books, the archives, etc.) хранить старые письма и т. д.; this is [the place] where I keep my things (my money, my stores, etc.) вот где я держу свои вещи и т. д.; he can make money but he cannot keep it он умеет зарабатывать деньги, но не умеет их беречь

2) keep smth. keep this book (this toy, this photograph, etc.) оставлять эту книгу и т. д. себе; since you have found this watch you may keep it раз вы нашли эти часы, то можете оставить их себе [навсегда]; you can keep the box, I don't need it any longer мне больше не нужна эта коробка, оставьте ее себе; keep the change сдачи не надо, оставьте сдачу себе

3) keep smth. keep the job не менять места работы, работать на том же месте; keep one's seat /one's place/ оставаться на месте, не вставать с места; keep one's room не выходить из комнаты; keep one's bed не вставать с постели: keep one's feet удержаться на ногах, не упасть; keep the saddle удержаться в седле; keep one's balance /one's feet/ удерживать равновесие; keep the middle of the road (the road, the path, one's course, etc.) держаться середины /идти по середине/ дороги и т. д.; keep one's way идти своей дорогой, не сворачивать со своего пути; keep the speed идти с той же скоростью, не сбавлять или не увеличивать скорость; keep time отбивать такт; keep good time верно показывать время

4) keep smth. keep one's temper (one's presence of mind, one's self-possession, one's composure, etc.) сохранять спокойствие и т. д., не терять спокойствия и т. д.; keep one's head не терять головы; keep silence молчать, хранить молчание; keep one's distance а) держаться на расстоянии; б) не допускать фамильярности

5) keep smth. keep fruit (vegetables, food, etc.) сохранять фрукты и т. д., не давать фруктам и т. д. портиться; keep its shape (its colour, etc.) сохранять /не терять/ форму и т. д., keep one's figure сохранять фигуру; keep one's looks не дурнеть, сохранять привлекательность; keep good health оставаться в добром здравии

6) keep smb. what is keeping you? почему вы задерживаетесь /опаздываете/?; don't let me keep you я не буду вас задерживать

7) keep smth. keep a bridge (a fort, a fortress, the gates of a town, one's grounds, etc.) защищать /удерживать/ мост и т. д.; keep the wicket защищать ворота (а крикете), keep the goal стоять в воротах, защищать ворота (в футболе)

8) keep smth. keep the rules (the law, order, commandments, etc.) соблюдать /не нарушать/ правила и т. д., придерживаться правил и т. д.; keep a treaty /an agreement/ выполнять /соблюдать/ условия договора; keep an appointment приходить на [деловое] свидание, приходить в назначенное время (место и т. п.); keep a date coll. приходить на свидание: keep one's word (one's promise, etc.) (с)держать слово и т. д., быть верным своему слову и т. д., keep a secret /one's own counsel/ помалкивать, хранить тайну; can you keep a secret? вы умеете молчать /держать язык за зубами/?; keep faith сохранять верность; keep peace сохранять /поддерживать/ мир; keep regular hours ложиться спать и вставать в одно и то же время, вести размеренную жизнь; keep late hours не ложиться /сидеть, работать/ допоздна; keep early hours рано ложиться и рано вставать; we keep late hours in this office в нашем учреждении рабочий день кончается поздно; keep one's birthday (festivals, etc.) отмечать /праздновать/ день рождения и т. д.; keep a fast (Sundays, rites, etc.) соблюдать пост и т. д., keep a ceremony отправлять /совершать/ обряд

9) keep smb. keep a family (an old mother, a wife and six children, etc.) обеспечивать /содержать/ семью и т. д.; at his age he ought to be able to keep himself в его возрасте пора бы самому зарабатывать на жизнь; he doesn't earn enough to keep himself он себя не может прокормить

10) keep smth., smb. keep a car (a garden, a horse, etc.) иметь машину и т. д.; keep an inn (a hotel, a school, etc.) держать небольшую гостиницу и т. д.; he kept a bar у неге был бар, он был хозяином бара; keep chickens (poultry, bees, sheep, cattles, etc.) держать /разводить/ цыплят и т. д.; keep a cook (a gardener, servants, a butler, a maid, etc.) держать повара и т. д.; keep boarders держать постояльцев; keep lodgers пускать жильцов; she keeps my dog when I am away я оставляю у нее свою собаку /она смотрит за моей собакой/, когда уезжаю; keep good (bad, rough, etc.) company водиться / дружить/ с хорошей и т. д. компанией /с хорошими и т. д. людьми/

11) keep smth. keep butter (eggs, tea, wine, meat, etc.) иметь [в продаже] масло и т. д., торговать маслом и т. д., this shop keeps everything you need (fresh eggs, fruit, etc.) в этом магазине есть [в продаже] все, что вам нужно и т. д., keep a stock (a large supply) of machine parts (of vegetables, of socks, etc.) иметь на складе или в ассортименте запас (большое количество) деталей машин и т. д.; do you sell buttons? - I am sorry, but we do not keep them у вас продаются пуговицы? - Нет, у нас их в продаже не бывает

12) keep smth. keep a diary (the score, records, accounts, books, the register, etc.) вести дневник и т. д.; keep house вести хозяйство; keep watch дежурить, стоять на часах
4. IV
1) keep smth. in some manner keep one's papers (one's toys, one's books, etc.) together держать свой документы и т. д. в одном месте; I wish you learnt to keep your things together and not leave them all over the house когда же ты научишься держать свой вещи в одном месте и не разбрасывать их по всему дому?

2) keep smb., smth. somewhere keep the children (the patient, all of us, etc.) at home (here, in, etc.) держать детей и т. д. дома и т. д., не выпускать детей и т. д. из дому и т. д.; the cold weather kept us indoors мы сидели дома /не выходили из дому/ из-за холодной погоды; keep smb., smth. in some manner keep these birds (these animals, these things, etc.) apart (together, etc.) держать этих птиц и т. д. отдельно [друг от друга] и т. д., не держать этих птиц и т. д. в одном месте /вместе/; soldiers kept five abreast солдаты шагали в шеренге по пять [человек] /по пять человек в ряд/

3) keep smb., smth. for some time keep the boys (one's friends, the newcomers, etc.) long (late, etc.) надолго и т. д. задерживать /не отпускать/ мальчиков и т. д.; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу; what kept you so late? из-за чего вы задержались допоздна?; keep these books (this picture, his bicycle, etc.) long долго держать у себя эти книги и т. д.; don't keep my dictionary long побыстрее верните мне словарь, не держите мой словарь долго; can you keep his papers a little longer? вы не могли бы задержать [у себя] его документы еще на некоторое время?; keep smb., smth. somewhere what kept him there? что его там удерживало /задержало/?
5. V
1) || keep smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену

2) || keep smb. company составить кому-л. компанию
6. VI
semiaux keep smb., smth. in some state keep one's hands clean (warm, etc.) держать руки чистыми и т. д., keep your hands dry смотри, чтобы у тебя были сухие руки; keep the house (the room, etc.) tidy /neat, clean, etc./ содержать дом и т. д. в чистоте; keep the windows open (shut) держать окна открытыми ( закрытыми); keep one's back straight держаться прямо, не горбиться; keep one's eyes open а) держать глаза открытыми; б) не закрывать глаза на происходящее, отдавать себе отчет в том, что происходит; keep one's head cool сохранять спокойствие /хладнокровие/; I want to keep my conscience clean я хочу, чтобы моя совесть была чиста; keep this day free оставлять этот день свободным; keep smb.'s plans secret держать /хранить/ чьи-л. планы в тайне; keep his things intact оставлять его вещи нетронутыми, не дотрагиваться до его вещей; keep meat (fish, etc.) fresh сохранять мясо и т. д. свежим; keep dinner warm не дать обеду остынуть; you must keep yourself warm тебе нельзя охлаждаться, одевайся теплее; keep a razor sharp следить за тем, чтобы бритва не затупилась /всегда была острой/; keep the children quiet не разрешать детям шуметь, утихомирить детей; keep the patient awake не давать больному засыпать; keep the troops alert держать войска в состоянии боевей готовности; keep the prisoner alive сохранять узнику жизнь; keep one's family safe and sound следить за тем, чтобы в семье все были здоровы; keep people happy давать людям счастье; keep the students (the boys, etc.) busy занимать делом студентов и т. д., keep the саг straight веста машину прямо; keep dictionaries (reference books, brushes, etc.) handy держать /иметь/ словарик и т. д. под рукой
7. VIII
semiaux keep smb., smth. doing smth. keep them waiting (him standing, one's mother sitting up, the girl working, etc.) заставлять их ждать и т. д., keep the watch going следить за тем, чтобы часы шли; keep the fire burning поддерживать огонь, не дать костру погаснуть; keep the engine running не выключай мотора; keep a light burning не выключать свет; keep the man going придавать человеку бодрости, поддерживать жизнедеятельность человеческого организма id keep the pot boiling зарабатывать на жизнь, следить за тем, чтобы дела шли; keep the ball rolling поддерживать разговор
8. IX
semiaux

keep smb., smth. in some state keep him interested поддерживать его заинтересованность; keep her advised держать ее в курсе дел, сообщать ей о положении дел /о своих планах и т. п./; keep the headquarters well informed /posted/ постоянно держать штаб в курсе дел, давать в штаб подробную информацию; keep smb. covered держать кого-л. на прицеле; keep one's throat protected закутывать /закрывать/ шею
9. XI
1) be kept somewhere be kept in a refrigerator (in a storehouse, on file, in the larder, etc.) храниться в холодильнике и т. д., vegetables were kept in the cellar овощи держали /хранили/ в погребе; be kept for smth. these books (these files, etc.) are kept for reference эти книги и т. д. keep для справок

2) be kept in some condition this medicine is kept cool and dry это лекарство нужно хранить в сухом и прохладном месте

3) be kept in some place be kept in prison сидеть в тюрьме; be kept in port быть задержанным в порту; he was kept in bed for a whole week его продержали в постели целую неделю; he was kept in with a flu он сидел дома с гриппом; be kept in some manner be kept under arrest /in custody/ находиться /быть/ под арестом; be kept under lock and key содержаться под замком; be kept somewhere by smth. I am kept here by business меня здесь держат дела; we were kept in by rain мы не могли выйти из-за дождя

4) be kept for some time milk curdles when it is kept too long когда молоко долго стоит, оно скисает

5) be kept in some manner the rule (the law, this clause of the treaty, etc.) was punctually kept правило и т. д. точно соблюдалось; his promise (his word) was faithfully kept он оказался верным своему обещанию (своему слову); the secret is solemnly kept тайна строго хранится; the rule is to be kept constantly in mind об этом правиле нельзя ни на минуту забывать; these dates (the festivals, etc.) are solemnly (punctually, usually, etc.) kept эти даты и т. д. торжественно и т. д. отмечаются; be kept somewhere this day is kept all over the world (everywhere, etc.) этот день отмечается во всем мире и т. д.

6) semiaux be kept in some state the road (the garden, etc.) is well (badly) kept дорога и т. д. содержится в хорошем (в плохом) состоянии; his affairs (his books, her accounts, etc.) are kept in good order его дела и т. д. [находятся] в порядке; the methods are kept up-to-date методы все время совершенствуются /модернизируются/; be kept in repair содержаться в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта; the house (the flat, the hotel, etc.) is kept in repair дом и т. д. содержится в хорошем состоянии; my car is kept in repair моя машина всегда в полном порядке

7) semiaux be kept doing smth. people don't like to be kept waiting никому не нравится ждать; the firm is kept going фирма продолжает существовать /работать/
10. XIV
semiaux

keep doing smth. keep smiling (walking, writing, moving, etc.) продолжать улыбаться и т. д.; keep asking questions (bothering them, giggling, etc.) беспрестанно /все время/ задавать вопросы и т. д.: the thought kept recurring /running/ through my head эта мысль сверлила мне мозг; his words kept ringing in my ears его слова все время звучали у меня в ушах; the baby kept crying all night ребенок плакал всю ночь; my shoe-laces keep coming undone у меня все время /то и дело/ развязываются шнурки; he keeps changing his plans он то и дело меняет свой планы
11. XV
semiaux

keep in some state keep healthy (fit, inactive, etc.) оставаться здоровым и т. д., keep warm не остывать: keep calm /quiet, cool/ сохранять спокойствие, оставаться спокойным: keep silent /still/ а) хранить молчание; б) не шуметь; keep slender сохранять стройность; keep alert [все время] быть настороже, keep alive остаться в живых; keep aloof держаться особняком; keep awake бодрствовать; keep friendly оставаться по-прежнему дружелюбным; keep quiet about it никому об этом не рассказывать; keep cheerful быть неизменно веселым: the weather keeps fine (cool, dry, clear, etc.) [все. еще] стоит хорошая и т. д. погода; the meat (this milk, etc.) will keep good (sweet) till tomorrow мясо и т. д. до завтрашнего дня не испортится /простоит/
12. XVI
1) keep to (along, on, behind, etc.) smth., smb. keep to the house (to one's room, to one's office, etc.) не выходить из дому и т. д., keep to the left (to the right, to the middle of the road, to the side of the road, to the hedge, etc.) держаться левой стороны и т. д., идти по левой стороне и т. д.; keep to the north (to the south, etc.) все время идти /держать курс/ на север и т. д.; don't walk on the grass, keep to the path не ходите по траве, идите по дорожке; keep behind me идите за мной следом; keep along the river (along this road for two miles, along the railway line, etc.) идти вдоль /держаться/ реки и т. д., keep at a distance держаться в отдалении /на расстоянии/; keep abreast of /with/ smth. идти в ногу с чем-л.; keep abreast of the lorry (of the motor launch, etc.) не отставать от грузовика и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the times идти в ногу со временем; keep abreast of /with/ the latest developments in one's subject (of /with/ the progress in technology, of /with/ the current events, with the news, etc.) быть в курсе последних достижений в своей области и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the fashion не отставать от моды, следить за модой; keep to one's bed не вставать [с постели], быть больным || keep on good (equal, friendly, etc.) terms with smb. сохранять с кем-л. хорошие и т. д. отношения

2) keep out of / from/ smth. keep out of danger (out of trouble, out of harm, etc.) избегать опасности и т. д.; keep out of quarrel не вмешиваться /не встревать/ в ссору; keep out of mischief не проказничать, вести себя пристойно; keep out of the (smb.'s) way не вертеться (у кого-л.) под ногами, не мешать (кому-л.); keep from drink не пить /воздерживаться от/ алкогольных напитков

3) keep for (till, etc.) some time keep for months (for a few days, etc.) сохраняться /стоять/ месяцами и т. д.; these apples will keep till spring эти яблоки могут лежать до весны; keep in (on, etc.) smth. milk (fish, meat, etc.) will keep in the freezer (on ice, etc.) молоко и т. д. в морозильнике и т. д. хорошо сохраняется /не портится/; meat doesn't keep in hot weather в жаркую погоду мясо быстро портится || keep in good health оставаться здоровым, не болеть; keep in good repair быть в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта

4) keep till (for) smth. the matter (the news, your story, etc.) will keep till morning (for another week, etc.) это дело и т. д. может подождать до утра и т. д., с этим делом и т. д. можно повременить до утра и т. д.

5) keep to smth. keep to the subject (to the point, to one's argument, to the same course of action, to the truth, etc.) не отклоняться /не отходить/ от темы и т. д.; keep to the rules /to the regulations/ соблюдать правила, действовать в соответствии с правилами; keep to the pattern придерживаться данного образца; keep to one's word /to one's promises, to the pledge/ сдержать данное слово; keep to one's determination неуклонно /твердо/ осуществлять свое намерение; keep to a strict diet соблюдать строгую диету, быть на строгой диете; keep to gruel (to plain food, etc.) сидеть на каше и т. д.; keep to one's native language (to the local dialect, etc.) пользоваться родным языком /говорить на родном языке/ и т. д., keep within smth. keep within one's income (within one's means, etc.) жить в соответствии со своим доходом и т. д., keep within the budget не выходить из бюджета; keep within the law держаться в рамках закона; keep within the bounds of truth and dignity не уклоняться от истины и не терять /не ронять/ достоинства; keep in touch with smb., smth. поддерживать связь /контакт/ с кем-л., чем-л.; keep in touch with everything не отставать от века, быть в курсе всего

6) keep at smth. keep at the subject (at one's French, etc.) упорно заниматься /работать над/ этим предметом и т. д.; keep at one's studies упорно заниматься; in spite of all we said he kept at the job несмотря на наши увещевания, он упорно делал /продолжал/ свое дело; keep at smb. keep at one's brother приставать к /надоедать/ своему брату; keep at him with appeals for money (for payment, for help, etc.) приставать к нему с просьбами дать денег и т. д.
13. XVII
keep from doing smth. keep from laughing (from crying, etc.) удерживаться от смеха и т. д.; I could not keep from smiling (from giving expression to my admiration, etc.) я не мог не улыбнуться и т. д.; I tried to keep from looking at her я старался не смотреть на нее
14. XVIII
keep to oneself my father (the boy, etc.) kept generally (most of the time, always, etc.) to himself мой отец и т. д. обычно и т. д. держался особняком / мало с кем общался/; keep smth. to oneself keep the news (the matter, one's impressions, one's remarks, etc.) to oneself держать эти новости и т. д. в тайне, никому не рассказывать этих новостей и т. д.; he kept his sorrow /grief/ to himself он ни с кем не делился своим горем; keep smth. about oneself keep some change about oneself иметь при себе мелочь; I never keep important papers about myself я никогда не ношу с собой важные документы; keep smth. for oneself you may keep the picture for yourself эту картину можете оставить себе /взять себе/ насовсем || keep oneself to oneself а) быть необщительным; б) держаться в стороне, не лезть в чужие дела
15. XXI1
1) keep smb., smth. in (at, on, under, eft.) smth. keep the child in bed держать ребенка в постели, не разрешать ребенку вставать; keep a rabbit in a box (lions at the zoo, a prisoner in a cell, a thief in prison, books in a bookcase, a stick in one's hand, etc.) держать кролика в ящике и т. д.; keep one's letters under lock and key держать свои письма под замком; keep a man in custody держать человека под арестом; keep smb. in irons держать кого-л. в кандалах, заковать кого-л. [в цепи]; keep the key in the lock (one's hands in one's pockets, etc.) не вынимать ключ из замка и т. д.; keep a revolver in one's pocket носить револьвер в кармане; keep one's money in a safe хранить деньги в сейфе; keep one's head above water держаться на поверхности; keep the river within its bed не дать реке выйти из берегов, удерживать реку в русле; keep the chain on the door держать дверь на цепочке; keep smb., smth. for some time will you keep my dog for a month? нельзя ли оставить у вас на месяц [мою] собаку?

2) keep smb., smth. at (from, out of) smth., smb. keep the students at work /at their job/ (at their studies, etc.) не разрешать студентам прекращать работу и т. д., you must keep him at his books вы должны следить, чтобы он усердно занимался; keep the boy at school оставлять мальчика в школе; keep children (workers, etc.) from [their] work (from their task, etc.) не давать детям и т. д. работать и т. д., these books keep me from work эти книги отвлекают меня от работы; keep the boy from school не пустить мальчика в школу; keep him from these people не давать ему общаться или водить дружбу с этими людьми; keep the tears from one's eyes удержать слезы; keep them from danger (the girl from all harm, etc.) уберегать их от опасности и т. д.; keep him out of my way! a) убери его с дороги!; б) пусть он не вертится у меня под ногами!; keep children out of school не пускать детей в школу, не давать детям учиться; keep children out of mischief не давать детям проказничать; keep her out of trouble (out of harm's way, etc.) уберечь ее от неприятностей и т. д.; how can we keep the boy out of her clutches? как нам оградить парня от ее влияния?

3) keep smth., smb. for (till, etc.) some time keep the fruit till evening оставить фрукты на вечер; she will keep the cake until tomorrow она оставит торт до завтрашнего дня /на завтра/; keep him for an hour задержи его на час; keep smth. for smth., smb. keep this meat for dinner (the wine for company, this bit of gossip for her, etc.) приберегать /оставлять/ это мясо на обед и т. д., keep the money for the future откладывать деньги на будущее; I keep the book for reference я держу эту книгу для справок; keep a seat for me займите мне место; I kept this picture for you я оставил эту картину для вас; keep smth. from smb. keep the news from her friends (something from me, etc.) утаивать эту новость от друзей и т. д., не сообщать эту новость друзьям и т. д., she can keep nothing from him она от него ничего не может скрыть

4) keep, smb. , smth. in (under) smth. keep the man in a state of fear (in awe of him, in suspense, in ignorance, etc.) держать человека в состоянии страха и т. д.; keep a child in good health [постоянно] следить за здоровьем ребенка; keep the village (enemy troops, etc.) under fire держать деревню и т. д. под огнем /под обстрелом/; keep the house (the ship. etc.) in good condition (in a state of repair, etc.) (содержать дом и т. д. в хорошем состоянии и т. д.; keep smth. under observation держать что-л. под наблюдением || keep him at a distance /at an arm's length/ не подпускать его близко, держать его на расстоянии; keep smb., smth. in mind помнить /не забывать/ кого-л., чего-л.; will you keep me in mind? вы будете иметь меня в виду?; keep smb. in the dark about smth. coll. не сообщать кому-л. /держать кого-л. в неведении/ относительно чего-л.; keep one's wife (one's mother, etc.) in the dark about one's plans держать жену и т. д. в неведении относительно своих планов; keep smb.'s mind off smth. отвлекать кого-л. от чего-л.; keep his mind off his troubles не давать ему думать о неприятностях; keep smb. to his promise /to his word/ вынудить / заставить/ кого-л. сдержать свое обещание ( свое слово); keep track of smth. следить за чем-л.; keep track of events быть в курсе событий, следить за событиями; keep smb., smth. in check сдерживать кого-л., что-л.; keep the epidemic of typhus (the process of erosion, the enemy, etc.) in check препятствовать распространению эпидемии тифа и т. д.

5) keep smth. for some time if you want to keep fish (meat, butter, etc.) for a long time (for a month, etc.) freeze it если вам надо сохранить рыбу и т. д. подольше /чтобы рыба и т. д. долго полежала/ и т. д., заморозьте ее

6) keep smb. on smth. keep the patient on a diet (on gruel, on milk, etc.) держать больного на диете и т. д., keep smth. at some level keep the temperature at 80° (the speed at 60 miles per hour, etc.) поддерживать /держать/ температуру на уровне восьмидесяти градусов и т. д. || keep расе /step/ with smb., smth. идти в ногу с кем-л., чем-л., не отставать от кого-л., чего-л.; keep расе with the times (with the events, with the rest of team, etc.) идти в ногу со временем и т. д., keep company with smb. дружить с кем-л.; keep company with grown-up girls водиться /дружить/ со взрослыми девочками

7) keep smb. at /in/ smth. keep employees at the office (the delegates at the conference, me at home, him in the country, etc.) задерживать служащих на работе и т. д., there was nothing to keep me in England меня ничего больше не задерживало /не удерживало/ в Англии

8) keep smth. against smb. keep a town (a fort, a castle, a road, etc.) against the enemy защищать город и т. д. от противника; keep smth. at smth. keep the goal at football стоять в воротах, защищать ворота [во время футбольного матча]

9) keep smb. on smth. he cannot keep a wife on his income на свои доходы он не может содержать жену; keep smb. in smth. coll. keep smb. in cigarettes (in chocolates, in nylons, etc.) хватать кому-л. на сигареты и т. д., keep oneself in clothes (in food, in beer, etc.) обеспечивать себя одеждой и т. д., such jobs barely kept him in clothes такие заработки едва покрывали его расходы на одежду; keep smb. in хате state the miser kept his mother and sister in poverty этот скупец держал свою мать и сестру в нищете

10) keep smth., smb. for smth. keep fruit (butter, fresh eggs, stamps, postcards, etc.) for sale торговать фруктами и т. д., иметь фрукты и т. д. в продаже; keep dogs (hens, birds, etc.) for sale держать собак и т. д. на продажу || keep eggs (butter, etc.) in store /in reserve/ иметь запасы яиц и т. д.; what do you keep in stock? что у вас есть в наличии /в ассортименте, в продаже/?
16. XXII
1) keep smb., smth. from doing smth. keep one's brother from going there (the child from talking too much, etc.) удерживать брата от этой поездки и т. д., не давать брату поехать туда и т. д.; keep him from asking questions не давай /не позволяй/ ему задавать вопросы; keep the enemy from getting to know our plans (the child from hurting himself, the girl from learning too much, etc.) не допустить, чтобы противник узнал о наших планах и т. д.; keep the old man from falling (the fruit from rotting, etc.) не дать старику упасть и т. д.; keep the child from eating too much не допускать, чтобы ребенок ел слишком много; what shall I do to keep this light dress from getting dirty? что мне делать, чтобы это светлое платье не пачкалось /не грязнилось/?; we must do something to keep the roof from falling надо что-то сделать, чтобы не обвалилась крыша; the noise kept him from sleeping шум мешал ему спать; urgent business kept us from joining you срочные дела помешали нам присоединиться к вам

2) || keep smb., smth. in training поддерживать кого-л., что-л. в хорошей форме; you should keep your memory in training вы должны все время тренировать память; what's the best way of keeping the team in training? как лучше всего держать команду в спортивной форме?
17. XXIV1
keep smth. as smth.

1) keep this photo (this little book, etc.) as a remembrance хранить эту фотографию и т. д. как память

2) keep the date as a day of mourning (as a jubilee, as a holiday, etc.) отмечать эту дату как день траура и т. д.
18. XXV
keep where... keep where you are не трогайтесь с места

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > keep
7 keep

ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
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

2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

keep¹ n manutención

I earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casa

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

I'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar

2. guardar / tener

you should keep eggs in the fridge deberías guardar los huevos en la nevera

3. entretener / retener

it's late and I don't want to keep you es tarde y no quiero entretenerte

they kept him in hospital for two days estuvo ingresado en el hospital durante dos días

4. quedarse / permanecer

keep quiet! ¡cállate!

we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

keep still estáte quieto

5. mantener

I'll keep your dinner warm te mantendré la cena caliente

keep your room tidy mantén la habitación limpia

6. seguir / continuar

keep straight on sigue todo recto

7. conservarse / durar

cheese keeps well in the fridge el queso se conserva bien en la nevera

to keep doing something seguir haciendo algo

don't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablando

I keep losing my keys siempre pierdo las llaves

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

keep

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

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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

3)

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

3)

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

n.

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

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

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

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

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

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

fut/c: -tendr-•)

kiːp
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

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

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

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

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

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

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

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

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

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

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

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

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

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

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

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

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

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- 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

[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.
1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

you can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

• to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

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

I'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

• I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti

3) (=have ready)

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

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

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

5) (=house)

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

6) (=detain) tener

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

7) (=delay) entretener

• I mustn't keep you — no quiero entretenerte

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

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

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

9) (=stock) tener

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

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

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

• the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillos

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

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

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

12) (=not divulge)

• to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• keep it quiet — de esto no digas ni una palabra

• keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadie

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

13) (=maintain)

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

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

• to keep sth clean — conservar or mantener algo limpio; (less formal) tener algo limpio

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

• exercise keeps you fit — haciendo ejercicio te mantienes en forma

• keep the sauce hot — (in recipe book) mantener la salsa caliente

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

• to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• try to keep your head still — intenta no mover la cabeza

• to keep sth warm — mantener algo caliente

• the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidado
fixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)
c) + -ing

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche
go 1., 24)
14) (=hold)

• to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajando

• I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa
counsel 1., 1)
15) (=prevent)

• to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

17)

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

• try to keep calm — intenta mantener la calma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanas

• to keep healthy — mantenerse sano

• keep very quiet — no hagas nada de ruido

• you must keep still — tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto

• to keep together — no separarse

• he was jumping up and down to keep warm — estaba dando saltos para mantener el calor

b) with preposition/adverb

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

2)

to keep doing sth —

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!

keep going! — ¡no pares!

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

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

to keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

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

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

6) * (talking about health)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

7) (=avoid)

• to keep from doing sth — evitar hacer algo; (=abstain from) abstenerse de hacer algo

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

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

3) (=permanently)

for keeps * — para siempre

- 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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[kiːp]
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

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

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

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

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

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

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

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

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

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

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

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

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

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

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

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

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

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- 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

English-spanish dictionary > keep
8 keep

I [kiːp]
nome

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

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente
II 1. [kiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

to keep sb. indoors — [ person] tenere qcn. in casa; [ illness] obbligare qcn. a stare in casa

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

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)

to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

6) (store) tenere, mettere

I keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza

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)

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

11) (prevent)

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

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

13) mus.

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

2) (remain)

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

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

4) (in health)

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

- 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

••

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

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[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
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
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) mantenimento, sostentamento; da vivere

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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keep /ki:p/
n.

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.
♦ (to) keep /ki:p/
(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!

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I [kiːp]
nome

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

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente
II 1. [kiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

to keep sb. indoors — [ person] tenere qcn. in casa; [ illness] obbligare qcn. a stare in casa

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

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)

to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

6) (store) tenere, mettere

I keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza

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)

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

11) (prevent)

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

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

13) mus.

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

2) (remain)

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

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

4) (in health)

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

- 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

••

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

English-Italian dictionary > keep
9 keep

ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) beholde, gjemme

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) beholde, holde på, (opp)bevare

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?) holde (seg), forholde seg

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsette å, holde fram med

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

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) holde, ta vare på

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

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.) føre, holde

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) hefte, oppholde, forsinke

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

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

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feire
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) kost og losji, forpleining

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

bevare
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levebrød

I
subst. \/kiːp\/

1) underhold, forpleining, kost og losji

• he's not worth his keep

han koster mer enn han er verdt\/han er ikke verdt føden

2) ( i middelalderborg) tårn, midttårn, barfrø (foreldet)

earn one's keep tjene til kosten, tjene til maten

for keeps for alltid, for godt på alvor med avtale om å beholde gevinsten

keeps forklaring: spill med klinkekuler hvor vinneren beholder kulene han har vunnet
II
verb ( kept - kept) \/kiːp\/

1) holde, ha, eie

• keep a car

ha bil

• keep a dog

ha hund

2) beholde, bevare, oppbevare, lagre

• he kept it for future use

han gjemte det til fremtidig bruk

• it should be kept dry

den bør oppbevares tørt

3) fortsette, vedbli, gjøre stadig

• keep straight on

fortsett rett frem

• keep left!

hold til venstre!

• he kept changing his plans

han endret stadig planene sine

4) ( fengselsvesen e.l.) ta hånd om, passe, ha omsorg for, ha ansvar for, holde i varetekt

5) beskytte, bevare, holde på

• they kept the secret

de holdt på hemmeligheten

6) forsørge, underholde

• keep oneself

forsørge seg selv

• he kept a mistress

han underholdt en elskerinne

7) overholde, holde seg til, følge

• he kept the agreement

han holdt avtalen

• keep the law

følge loven

8) feire

• keep Christmas

feire jul

9) ( om husdyr e.l.) holde, gjete, røkte

10) ( om vare) føre

• we don't keep that brand

vi fører ikke det merket

11) (om husholdning, regnskap, dagbok) føre, skjøtte

• keep a diary

føre dagbok

• keep accounts

føre regnskap

12) ( om ferskvarer e.l.) holde seg, stå seg, tåle oppbevaring

• will the meat keep till tomorrow?

vil kjøttet holde seg til i morgen?

• that matter will keep

det haster ikke med den saken

13) holde seg, forbli

• keep young

holde seg ung

• how are you keeping?

hvordan står det til med deg?

• they kept indoors

de holdt seg innendørs

14) drive, være innehaver av, inneha

• keep a shop

15) oppholde, forsinke

• he shouldn't keep you long

han kommer neppe til å oppholde deg lenge

keep at holde i arbeid, holde i aktivitet arbeide flittig, henge i, ikke gi opp

keep away holde (seg) på avstand, holde seg borte passe seg, vokte seg unnvike, unnfly ( sjøfart) falle av

keep away from something\/somebody holde seg unna noe(n), holde seg borte fra noe(n) passe seg for noe(n) unnvike noe(n)

keep back holde tilbake, stagge, stanse

• keep back £30 from his wages

holde tilbake 30 pund av lønningen hans

holde unna, skjule, stikke unna, fortie holde seg på avstand

keep down holde nede, holde på et lavt nivå

• keep down prices

holde prisene nede, holde prisnivået lavt holde nede, undertrykke, bekjempe, slå tilbake

• keep down one's anger

undertrykke sinnet sitt

• he could not keep his food down

han var ikke i stand til å holde på maten

ligge lavt, ligge i dekning, ligge i skjul ( om farge e.l.) dempe, tone ned

keep from avstå fra, avholde seg fra, la være hindre i skjule for, holde skjult for, fortie for

keep in holde inne, legge bånd på, tøyle

• keep in one's indignation

tøyle sin forargelse

( skolevesen) holde tilbake, la sitte igjen

• keep a pupil in after school

la en elev sitte igjen etter skoletid

holde (seg) innendørs ( om bål e.l.) holde brennende

• keep the fire in

holde bålet ved like

holde med

• keep somebody in pocket money

holde noen med lommepenger

keep (well) in with ( hverdagslig) ha god tone med, stå på god fot med, holde seg inne med, stå seg godt med

• he kept well in with the boss

han hadde en god tone med sjefen

være på lag med, være sammen med

keep it up fortsette med det, ikke gi opp

• can you keep it up?

orker du å holde det gående?

keep nit se ➢ nit, 1

keep off holde på avstand, holde borte, holde unna, stenge ute holde seg på avstand, holde seg borte, holde seg unna, unnvike (et emne e.l.)

• they told us to keep off

de sa at vi skulle holde oss unna

• I kept off the subject

jeg lot være å gå inn på temaet, jeg holdt meg unna temaet

avverge, forhindre avholde seg fra

keep on beholde (på), ikke ta av seg

• keep one's hat on

beholde hatten på

fortsette (med), vedbli, holde frem (med), vedvare

• if the rain keeps on

hvis det fortsetter å regne

holde ved like, holde i gang

keep on at somebody ( hverdagslig) plage noen, mase på noen, stadig kritisere noen, være ute etter noen

keep oneself to something holde seg til noe

keep on moving holde seg i bevegelse ( som ordre) fortsett

keep out holde ute, stenge ute holde seg ute, holde seg borte

keep out of holde seg borte fra, holde seg unna, holde seg utenfor

keep out of somebody's way se ➢ way, 1

keep over spare på, holde på

keep somebody from doing something hindre noen i å gjøre noe

keep somebody\/something going holde noen\/noe i live, holde noen\/noe i gang

• will £20 keep you going until payday?

kan du holde deg i live på 20 pund frem til lønningsdag?

• this breakfast will keep me going

jeg kan klare meg på denne frokosten

keep something for oneself beholde noe for seg selv

keep something to oneself holde noe for seg selv, tie om noe

keep the Sabbath se ➢ Sabbath

keep to holde seg til, overholde

• he keeps to certain habits

han holder seg til visse vaner

holde fast ved, stå fast ved

• he keeps to his plans

han holder fast ved planene sine

(om sted, situasjon e.l.) holde seg

keep together holde sammen holde ved like, holde gående

• it's enough to keep body and soul together

det er nok til å holde det gående

keep (oneself) to oneself holde seg for seg selv

keep under holde nede, undertrykke tøyle, holde under kontroll

• keep the fire under

holde ilden under kontroll

keep up vedlikeholde, holde ved like

• keep up one's English

holde engelsken sin ved like

opprettholde, holde i gang, holde gående

• keep up a conversation

holde en samtale gående

holde seg oppe, holde seg gående fortsette med ( om tradisjon e.l.) holde i hevd holde våken, holde oppe

• they kept me up all night

de holdt meg oppe hele natten

holde seg informert, holde seg à jour

keep up appearances se ➢ appearance

keep up with holde tritt med, holde følge med, holde seg à jour med henge med ( overført) være like god som

English-Norwegian dictionary > keep
10 keep

1. [ki:p] n разг.
1. прокорм, питание, содержание

ten francs a day and keep - десять франков в день и стол

to work for one's keep - работать за стол и жильё

he earns /is worth/ his keep - он отрабатывает свою зарплату, он себя оправдывает

the dog is not worth his keep - такую собаку не стоит держать

2. запас кормов для скота, фураж

this grass will make some useful keep for the winter - эту траву можно использовать зимой в качестве корма

3. редк. упитанность

to be in good [poor] keep - быть хорошо [плохо] упитанным

4. pl

1) право оставить себе выигранное ( при игре в шарики)

2) игра на интерес

5. ист. центральная, хорошо укреплённая часть или башня средневекового замка; крепость

6. тех. контрбукса

7. pl горн. кулаки для посадки клети

♢ for keeps - навсегда; насовсем; окончательно

it is yours /you can have it/ for keeps - можете считать это своим, дарю это вам

he is here for keeps - он здесь прочно обосновался

to play for keeps - а) играть наверняка; б) идти на мокрое дело
2. [ki:p] v (kept)
I

1. держать, иметь, хранить

to keep smth. in one's pockets [in the bookcase] - держать что-л. в карманах [в книжном шкафу]

to keep money in the savings-bank - хранить /держать/ деньги в сбербанке

to keep a revolver in one's pocket - носить револьвер в кармане

to keep smb. in prison /in custody/ - держать кого-л. в тюрьме /под стражей/

to keep silence - хранить молчание

keep the chain on the door! - не снимай цепочку с двери!

to keep smth. about oneself - держать /иметь/ что-л. при себе

to keep smth. in one's possession - владеть чем-л.

2. не выбрасывать, беречь; оставлять

to keep old clothes [books, things] - хранить /не выбрасывать/ старую одежду [-ые книги, вещи]

keep some food for later - оставь немного еды на потом

to keep smth. for great occasions - приберегать что-л. для торжественных случаев

I can make money but I cannot keep it - я могу зарабатывать деньги, но не умею беречь их

3. не возвращать, оставлять себе

to keep the book for a month [as long as you like] - держать книгу месяц [сколько угодно]

keep it as a remembrance - оставь это себе на память

what I have won fairly I intend to keep - то, что я честно добыл, я не собираюсь отдавать

to keep smth. that does not belong to one - присваивать себе чужое

keep the change - сдачу оставьте себе, сдачи не нужно

keep your remarks to yourself - ≅ воздержитесь от замечаний; ваши замечания оставьте при себе

4. 1) держать, содержать

to keep poultry [bees, dogs] - держать домашнюю птицу [пчёл, собак]

to keep a car - иметь автомобиль

to keep a shop [a bar] - иметь /держать/ лавку [бар]

to keep boarders - брать на пансион жильцов

2) иметь (кого-л.) в услужении

to keep a valet [a cook] - держать камердинера [повара]

5. 1) содержать, обеспечивать

to keep an old mother [children, a family] - содержать старуху-мать [детей, семью]

to have a family [parents] to keep - иметь на иждивении семью [родителей]

at his age he ought to be able to keep himself - в его возрасте пора бы самому зарабатывать (себе) на жизнь

she earns enough to keep herself in clothes - она зарабатывает достаточно для того, чтобы одеваться

2) иметь на содержании

to keep a mistress - содержать любовницу; иметь содержанку

6. иметь в продаже, в ассортименте

to keep eggs [butter] - иметь в продаже яйца [масло], торговать яйцами [маслом]

to keep a stock of smth. - а) иметь запас чего-л.; б) иметь какой-л. товар в продаже

we do not keep postcards - у нас не бывает почтовых открыток, мы не продаём открыток

7. 1) задерживать, не отпускать

to keep smb. long [for two hours] - держать /продержать/ кого-л. долго [два часа]

I was kept there - меня там задержали

to keep smb. for dinner - оставить кого-л. на обед

don't let me keep you - не хочу вас задерживать, вы свободны, я вас больше не задерживаю

to keep the children in after school - оставить детей в школе после уроков

2) удерживать, не выпускать

to keep smb. at home - держать кого-л. дома, не позволять выходить из дому

the cold weather kept us indoors - мы сидели дома из-за холода

I am kept here by business - меня держат здесь дела

there is nothing to keep me in London - ничто не держит меня в Лондоне

to keep a river within its bed - не дать реке выйти из русла

to keep one's mind off one's troubles - гнать от себя тяжёлые мысли

8. охранять, защищать; удерживать

to keep a bridge [a road, a fortress] - удерживать /защищать/ мост [дорогу, крепость]

to keep goal - защищать ворота ( футбол)

to keep wicket - защищать калитку ( крикет)

God keep you! - да хранит вас господь!

9. 1) сохраняться, не портиться

eggs [apples, chocolates] will keep - яйца [яблоки, шоколадные конфеты] не испортятся /полежат/

meat does not keep long in hot weather - при жаркой погоде мясо не может долго лежать

these apples will keep till spring - эти яблоки могут лежать до весны

2) хранить, сохранять, не давать портиться

to keep fruit - хранить фрукты

milk sours when kept too long - если молоко долго стоит, оно прокисает

3) сохранять новизну, не устаревать

your story can keep - с вашим рассказом можно подождать (он не устареет)

this news will keep - с этим сообщением можно повременить /подождать, не торопиться/ (оно не устареет)

my revenge will keep - отомстить я ещё успею, месть за мной

it will keep! - успеется!

II А

1. оставаться (в каком-л. месте)

to keep at home /indoors, with in doors/ - сидеть дома

to keep one's room [one's house] - не выходить из комнаты [из дому]

to keep one's bed - не подниматься с постели

where do you keep? - разг. где вы обретаетесь?, где вы проживаете?

2. двигаться (в каком-л. направлении)

keep to the right [to the left]! - держитесь правой [левой] стороны!

to keep to the main road - идти по шоссе

to keep to the wind - мор. идти /вести судно/ по ветру

to keep the middle of the road - держаться середины дороги

to keep the way - идти прямо по дороге

to keep one's way - идти своей дорогой

keep out of the way! - не путайся под ногами!, не мешай!

to keep the path - идти по намеченному пути, не сбиваться с пути

to keep on the right track - идти по правильному пути

keep straight on - идите прямо (никуда не сворачивая)

to keep close to the door [to the shore] - держаться поближе к двери [к берегу]

to keep along the river - двигаться вдоль реки

keep her so! - мор. так держать!

3. (to) придерживаться (темы, инструкции и т. п.)

to keep to the subject - придерживаться темы, не отклоняться от темы

to keep to a strict diet - придерживаться строгой диеты, ограничивать себя в еде

to keep to the pattern - точно придерживаться образца

to keep to the truth - не отступать от истины

to keep to one's native language - говорить только на родном языке

to keep to a promise - выполнять обещание

to keep to the pledge - строго выполнять взятое на себя обязательство

to keep to one's determination - придерживаться принятого решения

4. выполнять, соблюдать, не нарушать (закон и т. п.); придерживаться ( правил)

to keep the law [the rules, the commandments] - соблюдать /не нарушать/ закон [правила, заповеди]

to keep within the bonds of truth - не отклоняться от истины

to keep within the law - держаться в рамках закона, не нарушать закон

to keep a treaty - выполнять /соблюдать/ договор

to keep the peace - сохранять мир

5. придерживаться (обычая, привычки)

to keep early /good/ [bad /late/] hours - рано [поздно] начинать и кончать работу или вставать и ложиться спать

schoolboys should keep good hours - школьники должны рано ложиться спать и рано вставать

we keep late hours in this office - эта контора поздно закрывается

6. 1) сдерживать ( обещание); держать ( слово)

to keep one's word [promise, oath] - сдержать слово [обещание, клятву]

to keep faith (with smb.) - сохранять верность (кому-л.)

to keep an appointment - прийти в назначенное время или место; прийти на (деловое) свидание

to keep a date - разг. прийти на свидание

2) соблюдать, хранить ( тайну)

to keep a secret - не разглашать секрет

7. соблюдать, отмечать ( памятные даты)

to keep one's birthday - отмечать /справлять/ свой день рождения

to keep Christmas - праздновать рождество

to keep a fast - соблюдать пост, поститься

8. помнить, хранить ( в памяти)

to keep smth. in memory /in mind/ - хранить что-л. в памяти, помнить о чём-л.

9. вести (записи, счета)

to keep a diary [accounts, books] - вести дневник [счета, бухгалтерию]

to keep a register [a record] - вести журнал [протокол]

to keep the official record and score of the game - спорт. вести протокол игры

to keep score - спорт. вести счёт

10. 1) удерживать ( прежнее положение)

to keep one's /the/ saddle - удержаться в седле

to keep one's seat - не вставать (со стула), продолжать сидеть

to keep one's feet - удержаться на ногах, устоять, не упасть

to keep one's balance - удерживать /сохранять/ равновесие [см. тж. 2)]

keep where you are! - ни с места!; не двигайтесь!

to keep one's head up - а) держать голову высоко; б) не вешать головы, не падать духом

2) сохранять ( прежнее состояние)

to keep one's figure - сохранить стройность, не располнеть

to keep one's looks - сохранить прежнюю красоту, не подурнеть

to keep contact - воен. а) поддерживать соприкосновение ( с противником); б) поддерживать контакт /связь/

to keep one's temper - сдерживаться, не выходить из себя

to keep (in) one's feelings - сдерживать свои чувства, не давать волю чувствам

to keep one's balance - сдерживаться, владеть собой, не выходить из себя [см. тж. 1)]

11. содержать (дом, хозяйство)

to keep the house - вести домашнее хозяйство

to keep open house - жить на широкую ногу, отличаться /славиться/ широким гостеприимством

to keep a good [a bad] table - иметь хороший [плохой] стол, хорошо /вкусно/ [плохо /невкусно/] кормить

to keep the house clean - содержать дом в порядке

well kept room - опрятная комната; комната, которую тщательно убирают

badly kept garden - заброшенный /запущенный/ сад

badly kept road - дорога, которую не ремонтируют

12. амер. функционировать ( об учебных заведениях)

schools keep today - сегодня школы работают, сегодня в школах идут занятия

the skiing school will keep through the winter - горнолыжная школа будет работать всю зиму

13. поддерживать ( компанию); водить ( дружбу)

to keep good [bad] company - быть в хорошей [плохой] компании, дружить с хорошими [плохими] людьми

to keep (oneself) to oneself - держаться особняком, сторониться людей

to keep company with smb. - прост. гулять с кем-л.

14. спорт. владеть (мячом; футбол)

15. посещать (церковь, лекции)

to keep a term - регулярно посещать занятия

II Б

1. to keep smb., smth. doing smth. заставлять кого-л., что-л. продолжать действовать

to keep smb. moving [working, repeating] - заставлять кого-л. всё время двигаться [работать, повторять]

he kept us standing two hours - он заставил нас простоять два часа

people do not like to be kept waiting - люди не любят, когда их заставляют ждать

to keep the fire burning - поддерживать огонь

2. to keep smb. at smth. заставлять кого-л. продолжать делать что-л.

to keep people at their jobs - заставлять людей продолжать работу

he kept us at work [thrashing] the whole day - он заставил нас работать [молотить] целый день

3. to keep smb. to smth. заставлять кого-л. выполнить что-л.

to keep smb. to his promise [word] - заставить кого-л. выполнить данное обещание [сдержать слово]

4. to keep from smth. /from doing smth./ удерживаться, воздерживаться от чего-л.

to keep from laughing [smiling] - удержаться от смеха [от улыбки]

I tried to keep from looking at myself in the mirror - я старался не смотреть на себя в зеркало

I couldn't keep from smiling - я не мог не улыбнуться, я не мог сдержать улыбку

5. to keep smb. from smth. /from doing smth./ мешать, препятствовать кому-л. делать что-л.

to keep smb. from his work - мешать кому-л. работать, отвлекать кого-л. от работы

to keep fruit from spoiling - не давать фруктам портиться

it kept me from school - из-за этого я не пошёл в школу

we must keep them from knowing our plans - мы должны сделать так, чтобы они не узнали о наших планах

the noise keeps me from sleeping - этот шум не даёт мне спать

keep the child from hurting himself - смотри, чтобы ребёнок не ушибся

6. to keep out of smth.

1) не вмешиваться во что-л., оставаться в стороне от чего-л.

to keep out of smb.'s quarrel - не вмешиваться в чью-л. ссору

to keep out of smb.'s way - стараться не попадаться кому-л. на глаза; держаться подальше от кого-л.

2) не подвергать себя чему-л., избегать чего-л.

to keep out of danger - не подвергать себя опасности, избегать опасности

to keep out of trouble - избегать неприятностей

to keep out of mischief - не проказничать, не шалить, не бедокурить; вести себя хорошо

7. to keep smb. out of smth.

1) не пускать кого-л. куда-л.

to keep smb. out of the room - не пускать кого-л. в комнату

2) не подвергать кого-л. чему-л., оберегать кого-л. от чего-л.

to keep smb. out of danger - уберечь кого-л. от опасности

to keep the children out of mischief - не давать детям проказить

3) лишать кого-л. чего-л.

to keep the landlord out of his rent - не уплатить хозяину деньги за квартиру

8. to keep smth. away from smb., smth. не давать кому-л. что-л.; не допускать, не подпускать кого-л. к чему-л.

to keep the flies away from smb.'s face - отгонять мух с чьего-л. лица

keep the matches away from the children! - прячьте спички от детей!

to keep the puck away (from the opponent) - спорт. закрыть шайбу (от противника)

9. to keep smth. ( back) from smb. скрывать, утаивать что-л. от кого-л.

to keep back the news [the truth] from smb. - скрывать новости [правду] от кого-л.

you are keeping something from me - вы что-то от меня скрываете, вы что-то не договариваете

he kept nothing from me - он ничего от меня не утаил, он рассказал мне всё без утайки

he kept the money from her - он утаил эти деньги от неё

10. to keep smth. to oneself не делиться чем-л.; (у)молчать о чём-л.

to keep one's sorrow to oneself - затаить горе

I kept my impressions to myself - я никому не рассказал о своих впечатлениях

you may keep your remarks to yourself - можете оставить свои замечания при себе

11. to keep at smb. with smth. приставать к кому-л. с чем-л.; надоедать кому-л. чем-л.

they kept at him with appeals for payment [for money] - они мучили его беспрестанными просьбами об уплате [о деньгах]

12. to keep smb., smth. in some state держать кого-л., что-л. в каком-л. состоянии

to keep smb. awake - не давать кому-л. спать

to keep oneself clean [tidy] - быть /ходить всегда/ чистым [опрятным]

to keep smth. clean [tidy] - (со)держать что-л. в чистоте [в порядке]

to keep smth. intact - хранить что-л. в неприкосновенности

to keep smb. quiet - не давать кому-л. шуметь, протестовать, двигаться и т. п.

to keep the children quiet - не позволять детям шуметь

the book kept me in suspense - книга держала меня в напряжении

to keep smb. covered - воен. держать кого-л. на прицеле

to keep smth. in readiness - держать что-л. в готовности

to keep smb. (a) prisoner - держать кого-л. в плену /в тюрьме, в заключении/

13. to keep smth. going поддержать нормальную деятельность, бесперебойную работу чего-л.

14. to keep smb. going

1) поддерживать жизнь в ком-л.

2) поддерживать кого-л. материально, помогать кому-л. деньгами

III А

1. в сочетании с последующим причастием настоящего времени означает продолжение действия, выраженного причастием:

to keep reading [writing, working] - продолжать читать [писать, работать]

to keep asking [coming and leaving, moving] - всё время задавать вопросы [приходить и уходить, двигаться]

the position keeps getting worse - положение всё ухудшается

he kept bothering us - он всё время к нам приставал

to keep thinking about smth. - непрерывно /непрестанно/ думать о чём-л., не переставать думать о чём-л.

he kept laughing - он без умолку смеялся

he keeps changing his plans - он то и дело меняет свои планы

he kept standing the whole evening - он так и не присел за весь вечер

2. как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом пребывать, оставаться в каком-л. состоянии

to keep alert - быть наготове

to keep alive - остаться живым

to keep awake - не спать, бодрствовать

to keep cheerful - быть неизменно бодрым /весёлым/

to keep cool - а) оставаться холодным, не теплеть; б) сохранять хладнокровие, не волноваться

to keep quiet - а) молчать; б) оставаться спокойным или неподвижным; не шевелиться

to keep silent - молчать, хранить молчание

to keep still - а) не шуметь; б) не двигаться, не шевелиться

to keep aloof - держаться особняком /в стороне/

the weather keeps fine - погода не портится, стоит хорошая погода

to keep fit - быть в форме, быть в хорошем физическом состоянии

to keep together - держаться вместе; не разлучаться

to keep well /in good health/ - чувствовать себя хорошо; не болеть

♢

to keep time - а) отбивать такт, выдерживать ритм; б) идти верно ( о часах; тж. to keep good time)

to keep pace - спорт. держать скорость шага, бежать в темпе

to keep on ice - амер. ≅ откладывать в долгий ящик

to keep one's hand /eye/ in - тренироваться, практиковаться (в чём-л.)

to keep one's hair /shirt, wool/ on - не выходить из себя, не волноваться

keep your shirt on! - не кипятись!

to keep smb. on tap - воен. проф. держать кого-л. в состоянии готовности

keep at it! - а) не сдавайся!, продолжай!; б) держись!

to keep watch, to keep one's head above water, to keep the wolf from the door и др. см. в статьях соответствующих слов

НБАРС > keep
11 secret

'si:krit 1. adjective
(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) hemmelig, skjult
2. noun
1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) hemmelighet

2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) hemmelighet

•

- secrecy
- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret

gåte
--------
hemmelig
--------
mysterium

I
subst. \/ˈsiːkrət\/

1) hemmelighet

2) mysterium, gåte

• that's one of life's secrets

det er en av livets gåter

3) hemmelighet, løsning, forklaring

• that is the secret of his success

4) metode, formel, plan, oppskrift

• that is a trade secret

det er en forretningshemmelighet

be in the secret være innviet i hemmeligheten, vite om hemmeligheten

• he is in the secret of the plan

han er innviet i planen

have secrets from somebody ha hemmeligheter for noen

in secret i hemmelighet

keep a secret bevare en hemmelighet

keep something a secret from somebody holde noe hemmelig for noen

let somebody into a secret innvie noen i en hemmelighet

make no secret of ikke skjule, ikke gjøre noen hemmelighet av
II
adj. \/ˈsiːkrət\/

1) hemmelig, lønnlig

• children love having secret places

barn elsker å ha hemmelige steder

• the thieves got out through a secret passage

tyven kom seg ut gjennom en lønngang

2) skjult, adskilt, gjemt, usynlig

• the letters were in my secret drawer

brevene lå i min skjulte skuff

• she wrote the message in secret ink

hun skrev beskjeden med usynlig blekk

3) tilbaketrukket, bortgjemt

4) stilltiende, tilbakeholden

5) (bibelsk, gammeldags) dulgt, lønnlig

be a secret drinker være skapdranker, drikke i smug

in one's secret heart i sitt stille sinn, innerst inne

keep something a secret from somebody holde noe hemmelig for noen

English-Norwegian dictionary > secret
12 keep

володіти; зберігати; тримати; переховувати ( майно); не порушувати (спокій, порядок); дотримуватися (правила, угоди)

keep a general supervision over the working of the courts — здійснювати загальний нагляд за діяльністю судів

keep dealings with clients secret — тримати у таємниці операції з клієнтами ( про банк тощо)

keep service information secret — тримати в таємниці службову інформацію ( інформацію для службового користування)

keep surveillance on one's home — здійснювати спостереження за чиїмсь домом (будинком)

keep the minutes of the session — вести протокол засідання

keep up a secret correspondence — (with smb.) підтримувати таємне листування ( з кимсь)

keep wages abreast of the cost of living — підвищувати заробітну плату в залежності від зростання вартості життя

keep within the terms of reference — не виходити за межі повноважень

- keep a bank account
- keep a close watch
- keep a disorderly house
- keep a family
- keep a record
- keep a secret
- keep a state secret
- keep a term
- keep back a crowd
- keep bad company
- keep behind bars
- keep books
- keep close
- keep dark
- keep discipline
- keep domestic peace
- keep from aggressive action
- keep from aggressive actions
- keep from court
- keep guard
- keep in a detention center
- keep in close confinement
- keep in confinement
- keep in custody
- keep in detention
- keep in jail
- keep in solitary confinement
- keep in thralldom
- keep informed
- keep itself in office
- keep law current
- keep lost property
- keep mandate
- keep minutes
- keep order
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep out of danger
- keep out of debt
- keep out of mischief
- keep peace
- keep power
- keep private
- keep record
- keep records
- keep record clean
- keep secrecy
- keep secret
- keep securely
- keep the law
- keep the peace
- keep to the left
- keep to the protocol
- keep to the reference
- keep to the right
- keep to the right left
- keep to the terms of reference
- keep track
- keep under detention
- keep under guard
- keep under heavy guard
- keep under intense guard
- keep under observation
- keep under surveillance
- keep under surveille
- keep within the law
- keep within the bounds of law
- keep within the law
- keep within the reference
- keep within the speed limit
- keep within the time-limit

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > keep
13 keep

/ki:p/ * ngoại động từ kept - giữ, giữ lại =to keep something as a souvenir+ giữ cái gì coi như một vật kỷ niệm =to keep hold of something+ nắm giữ cái gì - giữ, tuân theo, y theo, thi hành, đúng =to keep one's promise (word)+ giữ lời hứa =to keep an appointment+ y hẹn =to keep the laws+ tuân giữ pháp luật - giữ, canh phòng, bảo vệ; phù hộ =to keep the town against the enemy+ bảo vệ thành phố chống lại kẻ thù =God keep you!+ Chúa phù hộ cho anh! =to keep the goal+ (thể dục,thể thao) giữ gôn - giữ gìn, giấu =to keep a secret+ giữ một điều bí mật =to keep something from somebody+ giấu ai cái gì - giữ gìn (cho ngăn nắp gọn gàng), bảo quản; chăm sóc, trông nom; quản lý =to keep the house for somebody+ trông nom nhà cửa cho ai =to keep the cash+ giữ két =to keep a shop+ quản lý một cửa hiệu - giữ riêng, để ra, để riêng ra, để dành =to keep something to onself+ giữ riêng cái gì cho mình =to keep something for future time+ để dành cái gì cho mai sau - giữ lại, giam giữ =to keep somebody in prison+ giam ai vào tù - ((thường) + from) giữ cho khỏi, giữ đứng, ngăn lại, nhịn tránh =to keep somebody from falling+ giữ cho ai khỏi ngã =to keep oneself from smoking+ nhịn hút thuốc - nuôi, nuôi nấng; bao (gái) =to keep a family+ nuôi nấng gia đình =to keep bees+ nuôi ong =to keep a woman+ bao gái =a kept woman+ gái bao - (thương nghiệp) có thường xuyên để bán =do they keep postcards here?+ ở đây người ta có bán bưu thiếp không? - cứ, cứ để cho, bắt phải =to keep silence+ cứ làm thinh =to keep someone waiting+ bắt ai chờ đợi - không rời, ở lỳ, vẫn cứ, ở trong tình trạng =to keep one's room+ không ra khỏi phòng (ốm...) - theo =to keep a straight course+ theo một con đường thẳng - (+ at) bắt làm kiên trì, bắt làm bền bỉ =to keep sosmebody at some work+ bắt ai làm bền bỉ một công việc gì - làm (lễ...), tổ chức (lễ kỷ niện...) =to keep one's birthday+ tổ chức kỷ niệm ngày sinh * nội động từ - vẫn cứ, cứ, vẫn ở tình trạng tiếp tục =the weather will keep fine+ thời tiết sẽ vẫn cứ đẹp =to keep laughing+ cứ cười =keep straight on for two miles+ anh hây cứ tiếp tục đi thẳng hai dặm đường nữa - (thông tục) ở =where do you keep?+ anh ở đâu? - đẻ được, giữ được, để dành được (không hỏng, không thổi...) (đồ ăn...) =these apples do not keep+ táo này không để được - (+ to) giữ lấy, bám lấy, cứ theo, không rời xa =to keep to one's course+ cứ đi theo con đường của mình =to keep to one's promise+ giữ lời hứa =keep to the right+ hây cứ theo bên phải mà đi - (nghĩa bóng) có thể để đấy, có thể đợi đấy =that business can keep+ công việc đó có thể hây cứ để đấy đã - (+ from, off) rời xa, tránh xa; nhịn =keep off!+ tránh ra!, xê ra! =keep off the grass+ không được giẫm lên bãi cỏ - (+ at) làm kiên trì, làm bền bỉ (công việc gì...) =to keep had at work for a week+ làm bền bỉ trong suốt một tuần !to keep away - để xa ra, bắt ở xa ra; cất đi =keep knives away from children+ cất dao đi đừng cho trẻ con nghịch !to keep back - giữ lại - làm chậm lại; chặn lại, cản lại, cầm lại =to keep back one's téa+ cầm nước mắt - giấu không nói ra - đứng ở đằng sau, ở lại đằng sau - tránh xa ra !to keep down - cầm lại, nén lại, dằn lại - cản không cho lên, giữ không cho lên =to keep prices down+ giữ giá không cho lên - không trở dậy (cứ quỳ, cứ ngồi, cứ nằm) - (quân sự) nằm phục kích !to keep from - nhịn, kiêng, nén, nín; tự kiềm chế được =can't keep from laughing+ không nén cười được !to keep in - dằn lại, nén lại, kiềm chế, kìm lại (sự xúc đông, tình cảm...) - giữ không cho ra ngoài; phạt bắt (học sinh) ở lại sau giờ học - giữ cho (ngọn lửa) cháy đều - ở trong nhà, không ra ngoài - vẫn thân thiện, vẫn hoà thuận (với ai) =to keep in with somebody+ vẫn thân thiện với ai !to keep off - để cách xa ra, làm cho xa ra - ở cách xa ra, tránh ra !to keep on - cứ vẫn tiếp tục =to keep on reading+ cứ đọc tiếp - cứ để, cứ giữ =to keep on one's hat+ cứ để mũ trên đầu (không bỏ ra) !to keep out - không cho vào; không để cho, không cho phép =to keep children out of mischief+ không để cho trẻ con nghịch tinh - đứng ngoài, không xen vào, không dính vào; tránh =to keep out of somebody's way+ tránh ai =to keep out of quarrel+ không xen vào cuộc cãi lộn !to keeo together - kết hợp nhau, gắn bó với nhau, không rời nhau !to keep under - đè nén, thống trị, bắt quy phục; kiềm chế !to keep up - giữ vững, giữ không cho đổ, giữ không cho hạ, giữ không cho xuống; giữ cho tốt, bảo quản tốt (máy...) =to keep up one's spirits+ giữ vững tinh thần =to keep up prices+ giữ giá không cho xuống - duy trì, tiếp tục, không bỏ =to keep up a correspondence+ vẫn cứ tiếp tục thư từ qua lại - bắt thức đêm, không cho đi ngủ - giữ vững tinh thần; không giảm, không hạ - (+ with) theo kịp, ngang hàng với, không thua kém =to keep up with somebody+ theo kịp ai, không thua kém ai !to keep abreast of (with) - theo kịp, không lạc hậu so với =to keep abreast with the timmes+ theo kịp thời đại !to keep a check on - (xem) check !to keep clear of - tránh, tránh xa !to keep company - (xem) company !to keep somebody company - (xem) company !to keep good (bad) company - (xem) company !to keep one's countenance - (xem) countenance !to keep one's [own] counsel - (xem) counsel !to keep dark - lẫn trốn, núp trốn !to keep one's distance - (xem) distance !to keep doing something - tiếp tục làm việc gì !to keep one's end up - không đầu hàng, không nhượng bộ; giữ vững ý kiến của mình !to keep an eye on - để mắt vào, theo dõi; trông giữ, canh giữ !to keep somebody going - giúp đỡ ai về vật chất (để cho có thể sống được, làm ăn được...) !to keep one's hair on - (xem) hair !to keep one's head - (xem) head !to keep late hours - (xem) hour !to keep mum - lặng thinh, nín lặng; giữ kín, không nói ra !to keep oneself to oneswelf - không thích giao thiệp; không thích giao du; sống tách rời !to keep open house - ai đến cũng tiếp đãi, rất hiếu khách !to keep pace with - (xem) pace !to keep peace with - giữ quan hệ tốt với !to keep one's shirt on - (xem) shirt !to keep a stiff upper lip - (xem) lip !to keep tab(s) on - (xem) tab !to keep one's temper - (xem) temper !to keep good time - đúng giờ (đồng hồ) !to keep track of track - (xem) track !to keep up appearances - (xem) appearance !to keep watch - cảnh giác đề phòng * danh từ - sự nuôi thân, sự nuôi nấng (gia đình...); cái để nuôi thân, cái để nuôi nấng (gia đình...) =to earn one's keep+ kiếm ăn, kiếm cái nuôi thân - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người giữ - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhà tù, nhà giam - (sử học) tháp, pháo đài, thành luỹ !for keeps - (thông tục) thường xuyên; mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn !in good keep - trong tình trạng tốt !in low keep - trong tình trạng xấu

English-Vietnamese dictionary > keep
14 secret

ˈsi:krɪt
1. сущ.
1) секрет, тайна;
загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret ≈ быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt out, divulge, reveal a secret ≈ выдавать тайну to ferret out, uncover a secret ≈ выведать тайну to guard, keep a secret ≈ сохранять тайну to make a secret of smth. ≈ делать из чего-л. тайну trade secret ≈ профессиональная тайна, производственная тайна;
засекреченная технология closely guarded secret ≈ строго оберегаемая тайна military secret ≈ военная тайна open secret ≈ секрет Полишинеля;
секрет, известный всем state secret ≈ государственная тайна Syn: mystery, puzzle
2) ключ, причина the secret of longevity ≈ секрет долговечности
2. прил.
1) а) секретный, тайный strictly secret, most secret, top secret ≈ совершенно секретный secret agent ≈ тайный агент;
шпион secret vote ≈ тайное голосование secret meeting ≈ тайное, нелегальное собрание secret operation ≈ секретная операция to keep secret ≈ держать в тайне Syn: covert, veiled б) потайной, скрытый;
засекреченный a secret motive ≈ скрытое побуждение a secret panel ≈ скрытая панель Syn: countersunk, esoteric в) зашифрованный, условный secret sign ≈ условный знак
2) скрытный;
замкнутый Syn: reserved, reticent
3) уединенный, укромный Syn: secluded, solitary
4) таинственный, необъяснимый секрет, тайна - dead * глубокая тайна - a military * военная тайна - an open * всем известный секрет;
секрет полишинеля - to keep a * хранить тайну - to entrust smb. with a * доверить кому-л. тайну - he has no *s он ничего не скрывает - we have no *s from one another у нас нет тайн /секретов/ друг от друга - to make no * of smth. не делать из чего-л. тайны /секрета/ - in * тайно;
по секрету, под секретом - I was told about it in * мне сказали об этом по секрету - she wept in * она тайком плакала - to be in the * быть посвященным в тайну - to let smb. into a /the/ * посвятить кого-л. в тайну - the * is out тайное стало явным - to pass state *s to a foreign government передавать государственные тайны иностранному правительству ключ, разгадка;
тайная причина - the * of his success причина /секрет/ его успеха загадка, что-л. необъяснимое, скрытое - lover's *s признания влюбленного - the *s of nature тайны природы - the * of human motive загадка поведения человека, тайна побудительных сил, объясняющих поступки человека - the * of perpetual youth тайна /секрет/ вечной молодости тайный, секретный, сохраняемый в тайне - * agent тайный /секретный/ агент - * diplomacy тайная дипломатия - * errand тайное поручение - * marriage тайный брак - * meeting тайное собрание - * post (военное) секрет - * treaty тайный договор - a * traffic in drugs тайная торговля наркотиками - to keep up a * correspondence with smb. поддерживать тайную переписку с кем-л. - top * совершенно секретно (надпись на документах) - there is nothing * about it в этом нет никакого секрета потайной, скрытый - * door потайная дверь - to press a * spring of a writing-desk нажать на скрытую пружину, открывающую письменный стол скрытный, замкнутый - * in his habits скрытный по характеру - * as the grave молчаливый;
могила зашифрованный, условный - * code шифровальный код, тайнопись - * langauge (военное) шифр;
код;
зашифрованный текст - * padlock замок с секретом /с шифром/ - * sign условный знак таинственный, загадочный, непостижимый - the * workings of nature таинственные процессы, происходящие в природе - the * workings of the human heart скрытые /тайные/ движения души уединенный;
удаленный - * valley затерянная долина затаенный - * feeling затаенное чувство - in my * heart в глубине души - the * places of the heart тайники души (устаревшее) непонятный, недоступный для понимания > * parts( эвфмеизм) половые органы в секрете, в тайне - to keep smth. * держать что-л. в секрете - the news must be kept * эти известия нельзя разглашать ~ тайна, секрет;
to be in the secret быть посвященным в тайну;
to keep a secret сохранять тайну;
an open secret = секрет полишинеля ~ тайна, секрет;
to be in the secret быть посвященным в тайну;
to keep a secret сохранять тайну;
an open secret = секрет полишинеля business ~ коммерческая тайна business ~ производственный секрет commercial ~ коммерческая тайна ~ тайный, секретный;
secret service секретная служба, разведка;
secret marriage тайный брак;
secret treaty тайный договор;
to keep secret держать в тайне keep ~ держать в секрете manufacturing ~ секрет изготовления manufacturing ~ секрет производства military ~ военная тайна official ~ государственная тайна, служебная тайна open ~ раскрытый секрет professional ~ профессиональная тайна secret потайной, скрытый ~ секрет ~ секретный ~ скрывать, укрывать (преступление, преступника) ~ скрытный ~ тайна, загадка;
the secrets of nature тайны природы ~ тайна, секрет;
to be in the secret быть посвященным в тайну;
to keep a secret сохранять тайну;
an open secret = секрет полишинеля ~ тайна, секрет ~ тайна ~ тайный, секретный;
secret service секретная служба, разведка;
secret marriage тайный брак;
secret treaty тайный договор;
to keep secret держать в тайне ~ тайный, секретный ~ уединенный, укромный ~ тайный, секретный;
secret service секретная служба, разведка;
secret marriage тайный брак;
secret treaty тайный договор;
to keep secret держать в тайне ~ тайный, секретный;
secret service секретная служба, разведка;
secret marriage тайный брак;
secret treaty тайный договор;
to keep secret держать в тайне ~ тайна, загадка;
the secrets of nature тайны природы state ~ государственная тайна trade ~ секрет производства trade ~ торговая тайна

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > secret
15 keep

[ki:p] n

1) no pl ( livelihood) [Lebens]unterhalt m;

not to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein;

to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2) ( main tower of castle) Bergfried m; ( dungeon) Burgverlies nt vt <kept, kept>

1) ( hold onto)

to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben];

to \keep bills/ receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufheben;

to \keep the change das Wechselgeld behalten;

to \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten

2) ( have in particular place)

to \keep sth etw [bereit] stehen haben;

he \keeps a glass of water next to his bed er hat immer ein Glas Wasser neben seinem Bett stehen

3) ( store)

to \keep sth medicine, money etw aufbewahren;

where do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?

4) ( run)

to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen

5) ( sell)

to \keep sth shop etw führen [o verkaufen];

6) ( detain)

to \keep sb jdn aufhalten;

to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen

7) ( prevent)

to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

8) ( maintain)

you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleiben;

to \keep sb/ sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle halten;

to \keep count of sth etw mitzählen;

I'll \keep count of how many times you jump ich zähle, wie oft du springst;

to \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/ sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet halten;

to \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behalten;

to \keep house den Haushalt führen;

to \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hält;

to \keep sb/ sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behalten;

to \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte halten;

to \keep one's mouth shut [or closed] den Mund halten;

to \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassen;

to \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meiden;

to \keep track of sb/ sth jdn/etw im Auge behalten;

\keep track of how many people have entered reception merken Sie sich, wie viele Leute die Eingangshalle betreten haben;

I don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt haben;

to \keep sb awake jdn wach halten [o nicht einschlafen lassen];

to \keep sth closed/ open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassen;

to \keep sb/ sth warm jdn/etw warm halten

9) ( care for)

to \keep children Kinder betreuen

10) ( own)

to \keep animals Tiere halten

11) ( guard)

to \keep sth etw bewachen;

to \keep goal im Tor stehen, das Tor hüten;

to \keep watch Wache halten

12) ( not reveal)

to \keep sth from sb jdm etw akk vorenthalten [o verschweigen];

to \keep sth to oneself etw für sich akk behalten

13) ( stick to)

to \keep an appointment/ a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhalten;

to \keep the faith fest im Glauben [o glaubensstark] sein;

\keep the faith! (Am) nur Mut!, Kopf hoch!;

he's really nervous about the presentation but I told him to \keep the faith er ist wirklich aufgeregt wegen der Moderation, aber ich habe ihm gesagt, er solle zuversichtlich sein;

to \keep the law/ the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgen;

to \keep an oath/ a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen halten;

to \keep the Sabbath den Sabbat heiligen;

to \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren

14) ( make records)

to \keep the books die Bücher führen;

to \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führen;

to \keep a log [or record] of sth über etw akk Buch führen;

to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen;

to \keep score sports die Punkte anschreiben

15) ( provide for)

to \keep sb/ sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen];

to \keep sb in cigarettes/ money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgen;

the news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen ( fam)

PHRASES:

to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht halten;

to \keep an eye out for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten;

to \keep one's hand in sth bei etw dat die Hand [weiterhin] im Spiel haben [o ( fam) [nach wie vor] mitmischen];

to \keep a secret ein Geheimnis hüten [o bewahren];

to \keep time watch richtig [o genau] gehen mus Takt halten vi <kept, kept>

1) ( stay fresh) food sich akk halten

2) ( wait) Zeit haben;

that gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, John;

your questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten

3) ( stay) bleiben;

to \keep to one's bed im Bett bleiben;

she's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hüten;

to \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung halten;

to \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt halten;

to \keep awake/ healthy wach/gesund bleiben;

to \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahren;

to \keep [to the] left/ right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts halten;

to \keep quiet still sein

4) ( continue)

to \keep doing sth etw weiter tun;

don't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiter;

he \keeps trying to distract me er versucht ständig, mich abzulenken;

don't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragen;

to \keep at sth mit etw dat weitermachen, an etw dat dranbleiben ( fam)

5) ( stop oneself)

to \keep from doing sth etw unterlassen, sich dat etw verkneifen ( fam)

though the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehen;

how will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

6) ( adhere to)

to \keep to sth an etw dat festhalten;

( not digress) bei etw dat bleiben;

to \keep to an agreement/ a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen halten;

to \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten;

to \keep to a/ the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben

PHRASES:

how are you \keeping? ( Brit) wie geht's dir so?

English-German students dictionary > keep
16 keep

[kiːp]
v

1) держать, хранить, иметь

- keep smth somewhere
- keep books on bookshelves
- keep one's things in a bag
- keep one's hands in one's pockets
- keep smth under the bed
2) хранить, беречь, не выбрасывать

- keep old letters
- keep some food for later
- keep a seat for smb
3) не возвращать, оставлять себе

- keep smth for a month

4) держать, содержать

- keep a dog

- keep a servant
- keep a family
- earn enough to keep oneself in clothes
- keep house

5) держать, оставлять в определённом состоянии

- keep smth dry
- keep smth, smb warm
- keep smth secret
- keep smb busy
- keep silent
- keep at home
- keep one's bed
- keep to the right side
- keep straight
- keep to the point
6) соблюдать, не нарушать, держать

- keep one's word
- keep the rules
- keep an appointment
- keep one's temper
7) задерживать, удерживать

- keep smb long
- keep smb at home
- keep smb from school
- keep smth from smb
8) продолжать

- keep doing smth
- keep talking
- keep on trying
- keep smb doing smth
- keep smb waiting
9) удерживать

- keep from doing smth
- keep smb from smth, from doing smth
- keep one's fingers crossed for smb

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > keep
17 keep

n. inkomen, inkomsten; donjon (gevangenis in fort of kasteel)
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v. houden; bewaren; krijgen; onderhouden; volhouden; leiden; voeren; groot laten worden; eigenaar zijn van

keep¹

[ kie:p]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 donjon ⇒ (hoofd)toren, burchttoren

2 bolwerk ⇒ bastion

♦voorbeelden:

¶ 〈 informeel〉 for keeps • voor altijd, voorgoed

     play for keep • menens/voor het ‘echte’ spelen

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 (levens)onderhoud ⇒ kost, voedsel

♦voorbeelden:

1   earn your keep • de kost verdienen; je eten waard zijn/verdienen

————————

keep²

〈 kept, kept〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 blijven ⇒ doorgaan met

2 goed blijven ⇒ vers blijven 〈 van voedsel〉

3 〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 wonen 〈 voornamelijk universiteit van Cambridge〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   keep cool! • houd je kalm!

     keep left • s houden

     will you please keep still! • blijf nou toch eens stil zitten!

     keep going • door (blijven) gaan

     keep talking! • blijf praten!

     how is John keeping? • hoe gaat het met John?

     keep abreast of • 〈 letterlijk〉 bijhouden; 〈 figuurlijk〉 op de hoogte blijven van

     keep ahead of • (een stapje) voor blijven

     keep away (from) • uit de buurt blijven (van), wegblijven (van)

     keep back • op een afstand blijven

     keep down • verstopt/verborgen blijven, beneden/onder blijven

     keep down, you fool! • bukken/kop omlaag, idioot!

     keep indoors • in huis blijven

     if the rain keeps off • als het droog blijft

     keep off/out! • verboden toegang!

     keep together • bij elkaar blijven

     keep under • onder (de oppervlakte) blijven

     keep from smoking • niet roken

     keep off • uit de buurt blijven van; vermijden

     keep off alcohol for a while • de drank een tijdje laten staan

     keep off the grass • verboden op het gras te lopen

     keep out of • zich niet bemoeien met; niet betreden; zich niet blootstellen aan

2   〈 figuurlijk〉 your news will have to keep a bit • dat nieuwtje van jou moet maar even wachten

→ keep at keep at/, keep in keep in/, keep in with keep in with/, keep on keep on/, keep to keep to/, keep up keep up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 houden ⇒ zich houden aan, bewaren

2 houden ⇒ onderhouden, eropna houden; (in dienst) hebben

3 (in bezit) hebben/houden ⇒ bewaren; 〈 bij uitbreiding ook〉 in voorraad hebben, verkopen

4 hoeden ⇒ beschermen, bewaren

5 houden 〈 in bepaalde toestand〉 ⇒ 〈 bij uitbreiding ook〉 ophouden, vasthouden, tegenhouden

6 bijhouden 〈(dag)boek e.d.〉 ⇒ houden

7 houden ⇒ aanhouden, blijven in/op

♦voorbeelden:

1   come and keep me company • kom me gezelschap houden

     keep a promise • een belofte nakomen

     keep the Sabbath • de sabbat in acht nemen

     keep a secret • een geheim bewaren

2   keep chickens • kippen houden

     keep a hotel • een hotel hebben

     keep a mistress • een maîtresse hebben

     keep one's wife • z'n vrouw onderhouden

3   keep the change • laat maar zitten

     this shop doesn't keep pencils • deze winkel verkoopt geen potloden

     will you keep this record for me? • wil je deze plaat voor me bewaren?

     〈 informeel〉 you can keep it • je mag het houden, ik hoef het niet

4   may God keep you • God behoede/beware u

5   keep within bounds • binnen de perken houden

     illness kept him in bed for a week • vanwege ziekte moest hij een week in bed blijven

     keep it clean • houd het netjes

     the sick child had to be kept warm • het zieke kind moest warm gehouden worden

     keep something going • iets aan de gang houden

     keep someone waiting • iemand laten wachten

     what kept you (so long)? • wat heeft je zo (lang) opgehouden?

     the police tried to keep the fans away • de politie probeerde de fans uit de buurt te houden

     keep back • tegenhouden, op een afstand houden; achterhouden, geheimhouden

     we will keep back 10% of the cost till July as agreed • zoals overeengekomen betalen we de laatste 10% pas in juli

     keep down • binnenhouden 〈 voedsel〉; omlaaghouden, laag houden; onder de duim houden 〈 insecten(plaag), mensen〉; onderdrukken, inhouden 〈 woede〉

     keep one's weight down • z'n gewicht binnen de perken houden

     〈 figuurlijk〉 you can't keep a good man down • wat er in zit komt er uit

     the army kept the people down • het leger onderdrukte het volk

     keep your head down! • bukken!

     keep your voices down! • niet zo hard (praten)!

     keep someone indoors • iemand binnenhouden

     keep off • op een afstand houden

     keep someone out • iemand buitensluiten

     keep together • bij elkaar houden

     keep under • onderdrukken; onder de duim houden

     they kept him under with morphine • ze hielden hem bewusteloos met morfine

     keep that kid away from those wheels! • hou dat jong bij die wielen vandaan!

     he tried to keep the bad news from his father • hij probeerde het slechte nieuws voor z'n vader verborgen te houden

     keep the girls from scratching each other • zorg dat de meisjes elkaar niet krabben

     keep someone in something • zorgen dat iemand geen gebrek heeft aan iets

     he wanted to keep his wife in luxury • hij wilde zijn vrouw in luxe laten leven

     he couldn't keep his eyes off the girl • hij kon z'n ogen niet van het meisje afhouden

     keep your hands off me! • blijf met je fikken van me af!

     keep them out of harm's way • zorg dat ze geen gevaar lopen

     he tried to keep the story out of the papers • hij probeerde het verhaal uit de pers te houden

     he kept it to himself • hij hield het voor zich

6   Mary used to keep (the) accounts • Mary hield de boeken bij

     keep someone abreast of • iemand op de hoogte houden van

7   keep one's bed • het bed houden

     keep the middle of the road • op het midden van de weg blijven rijden

     keep your seat! • blijf (toch) zitten!

→ keep in keep in/, keep on keep on/, keep up keep up/

English-Dutch dictionary > keep
18 keep *****

[kiːp] kept vb: pt, pp
1. vt

1) (retain, maintain) tenere

keep the change — tenga il resto

you can keep it — lo puoi tenere

he keeps himself to himself — se ne sta per conto suo

to keep sb busy — tenere qn occupato (-a)

the noise kept him awake — il rumore lo teneva sveglio

to keep time — (clock) andar bene

to keep sth clean — tenere qc pulito (-a)

to keep a place tidy — tenere un posto in ordine

she keeps herself fit — si tiene or si mantiene in forma

the garden is well kept — il giardino è tenuto bene

he has kept his looks — è ancora un bell'uomo

to keep sb waiting — far aspettare qn

sorry to keep you... — scusate il ritardo...

keep him at it! — spingilo a continuare!

to keep the engine running — tenere il motore acceso

I'll keep you to your promise — ti farò mantenere la promessa

to keep sth from sb fig — tenere qc nascosto (-a) a qn

to keep sth to o.s. — tenere qc per sé

keep it to yourself or under your hat fam — tienilo per te

2) (put aside) mettere da parte, (store) tenere, conservare

keep it in a safe place or somewhere safe — tienilo in un posto sicuro

"keep in a cool place" — "conservare in un luogo fresco"

3) (detain, restrain) trattenere

to keep sb in prison — tenere qn in prigione

I mustn't or don't let me keep you — non voglio trattenerti

what kept you? — come mai sei in ritardo?

to keep sb from doing sth — impedire a qn di fare qc

to keep sth from happening — impedire che qc succeda

to keep o.s. from doing sth — trattenersi dal fare qc

you're keeping me from my work — mi stai impedendo di lavorare, così non riesco a lavorare

keep him from school — non mandarlo a scuola

4) (fulfil, observe: promise, vow) mantenere, (law, rule, Lent) osservare, (treaty, agreement) rispettare, (Christmas, Easter) celebrare

to keep a secret — tenere un segreto

to keep an appointment — rispettare un appuntamento

5) (own, have), (also), (Comm: stock) avere, (Agr: animals) allevare

6) (support: family) mantenere

he earns enough to keep himself — guadagna abbastanza per mantenersi da solo

to keep sb in food and clothing — nutrire e vestire qn

7) (accounts, diary) tenere

to keep a record or note of sth — prendere nota di qc

keep a note of how much you spend — segnati quanto spendi

2. vi

1) (continue) continuare, (remain) stare, restare

to keep (to the) left/right — tenere la sinistra/la destra

to keep straight on — continuare dritto (-a)

to keep to — (promise) mantenere, (subject, text) attenersi a

to keep doing sth — continuare a fare qc

I keep forgetting my keys — continuo a dimenticare le chiavi

to keep fit — tenersi or mantenersi in forma

to keep in good health — mantenersi in buona salute

keep trying! — prova ancora!

keep going! — forza!

to keep at sb — (fam: pester) non dare pace a qn

to keep at sth — (fam: continue) continuare a fare qc

keep at it! fam — continua, dai!

to keep still — stare or rimanere fermo (-a)

to keep quiet — stare zitto (-a)

to keep together — rimanere insieme

to keep from doing sth — trattenersi or frenarsi dal fare qc

to keep to one's room/bed — rimanere in camera/a letto

they keep to themselves — si tengono in disparte, stanno per conto loro

2)

(in health) how are you keeping? — come stai?

I hope you're keeping well — spero che tu stia bene

she's keeping better — sta meglio

3) (food) mantenersi, conservarsi

(fig: wait) this business can keep — quest'affare può aspettare

3. n

1) (livelihood) vitto e alloggio

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi di che vivere

2) (of castle) torrione m, maschio

See:

keeps

•

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep up

English-Italian dictionary > keep *****
19 secret

1. [ʹsi:krıt] n
1. секрет, тайна

dead secret - глубокая тайна

a military secret - военная тайна

an open secret - всем известный секрет; секрет полишинеля

to keep a secret - хранить тайну

to entrust smb. with a secret - доверить кому-л. тайну

he has no secrets - он ничего не скрывает

we have no secrets from one another - у нас нет тайн /секретов/ друг от друга

to make no secret of smth. - не делать из чего-л. тайны /секрета/

in secret - а) тайно; б) по секрету, под секретом

I was told about it in secret - мне сказали об этом по секрету

she wept in secret - она тайком плакала

to be in the secret - быть посвящённым в тайну

to let smb. into a /the/ secret - посвятить кого-л. в тайну

the secret is out - тайное стало явным

to pass state secrets to a foreign government - передавать государственные тайны иностранному правительству

2. ключ, разгадка; тайная причина

the secret of his success - причина /секрет/ его успеха

3. загадка, что-л. необъяснимое, скрытое

lover's secrets - признания влюблённого

the secrets of nature - тайны природы

the secret of human motive - загадка поведения человека, тайна побудительных сил, объясняющих поступки человека

the secret of perpetual youth - тайна /секрет/ вечной молодости
2. [ʹsi:krıt] a
1. тайный, секретный, сохраняемый в тайне

secret agent - тайный /секретный/ агент

secret diplomacy - тайная дипломатия

secret errand [society, influence] - тайное поручение [общество, влияние]

secret marriage - тайный брак

secret meeting - тайное сборище

secret post - воен. секрет

secret treaty - тайный договор

a secret traffic in drugs - тайная торговля наркотиками

to keep up a secret correspondence with smb. - поддерживать тайную переписку с кем-л.

top secret - совершенно секретно ( надпись на документах)

there is nothing secret about it - в этом нет никакого секрета

2. потайной, скрытый

secret door [staircase, drawer] - потайная дверь [лестница, -ой ящик ( в столе)]

to press a secret spring of a writing-desk - нажать на скрытую пружину, открывающую письменный стол

3. скрытный, замкнутый

secret in his habits - скрытный по характеру

secret as the grave - молчаливый; ≅ могила

4. зашифрованный, условный

secret code - шифровальный код, тайнопись

secret language - воен. а) шифр; код; б) зашифрованный текст

secret padlock - замок с секретом /с шифром/

secret sign - условный знак

5. таинственный, загадочный, непостижимый

the secret workings of nature - таинственные процессы, происходящие в природе

the secret workings of the human heart - скрытые /тайные/ движения души

6. 1) уединённый; удалённый

secret valley - затерянная долина

2) затаённый

secret feeling - затаённое чувство

in my secret heart - в глубине души

the secret places of the heart - тайники души

7. уст. непонятный, недоступный для понимания

♢ secret parts - эвф. половые органы
3. [ʹsi:krıt] adv
в секрете, в тайне

to keep smth. secret - держать что-л. в секрете

the news must be kept secret - эти известия нельзя разглашать

НБАРС > secret
20 keep

[kiːp] 1. pt, pp kept, vt
( retain) receipt zachowywać (zachować perf); money zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); job utrzymywać (utrzymać perf); (preserve, store) przechowywać (przechować perf), trzymać; ( detain) zatrzymywać (zatrzymać perf); ( hold back) powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); shop, accounts, notes prowadzić; chickens etc hodować, trzymać (inf); family utrzymywać; promise dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) +gen

I keep thinking about it — ciągle o tym myślę

keep walking — idź dalej

we try to keep her happy — staramy się, żeby była zadowolona

keep the kitchen tidy — utrzymuj kuchnię w czystości

to keep sb waiting — kazać (kazać perf) komuś czekać

to keep an appointment — przychodzić (przyjść perf) na (umówione) spotkanie

to keep a record of — rejestrować or notować +acc

to keep sth to o.s. — zachowywać (zachować perf) coś dla siebie

to keep sth (back) from sb — zatajać (zataić perf) coś przed kimś

to keep sb from doing sth — powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf) kogoś od (z)robienia czegoś

to keep sth from happening — zapobiegać (zapobiec perf) czemuś

to keep time — clock wskazywać czas

to keep warm — trzymać się ciepło

keep to the path — trzymaj się ścieżki

how are you keeping? ( inf) — jak (ci) leci? (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep up
2. vi
trzymać się
3. n
( expenses) utrzymanie nt; ( of castle) baszta f

* * *
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) trzymać, mieć w posiadaniu

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

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?) utrzymywać

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) wciąż (coś robić), nie przestawać

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

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

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

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.) prowadzić

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

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

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

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) obchodzić
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) utrzymanie

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

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