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1 sustain
sustain [sə'steɪn](a) (maintain, keep up → conversation) entretenir; (→ effort, attack, pressure) soutenir, maintenir; (→ someone's interest) maintenir;∎ if the present level of economic growth is sustained si le niveau actuel de croissance économique est maintenu(b) (support physically) soutenir, supporter;∎ steel girders sustain the weight of the bridge le pont est soutenu par des poutres en acier(c) (support morally) soutenir;∎ it was only their belief in God that sustained them seule leur croyance en Dieu les a soutenus∎ they had only dried fruit and water to sustain them ils n'avaient que des fruits secs et de l'eau pour subsister;∎ one meal a day is not enough to sustain you l'homme a besoin pour vivre de plus d'un repas par jour;∎ a planet capable of sustaining life une planète capable de maintenir la vie∎ to sustain an injury recevoir une blessure, être blessé;∎ the man sustained a serious blow to the head l'homme a été grièvement atteint à la tête(g) (withstand) supporter;∎ her fragile condition will not sustain another shock étant donné la fragilité de son état, elle ne supportera pas un nouveau choc∎ the court refused to sustain the motion le tribunal refusa d'admettre ou d'accorder la requête;∎ objection sustained objection admise;∎ the court sustained her claim le tribunal lui accorda gain de cause(i) (corroborate → assertion, theory, charge) corroborer -
2 sustain
sustain [səsˈteɪn]b. ( = suffer) [+ attack, loss, damage] subir ; [+ injury] recevoir* * *[sə'steɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( maintain) gen maintenir; poursuivre [war, policy]2) Music soutenir3) ( provide strength) ( physically) donner des forces à; ( morally) soutenir4) ( support) soutenir5) ( suffer) recevoir [injury]; éprouver [loss]; subir, essuyer [defeat, damage]6) Law faire droit à [claim]; admettre [objection]2.sustained past participle adjective gen soutenu; [applause, period] prolongé; Music tenu -
3 sustain
A vtr1 ( maintain) maintenir [interest, mood, growth, success, quality] ; poursuivre [campaign, war, policy] ;2 Mus soutenir, tenir [note] ;5 ( suffer) recevoir [injury, blow, burn] ; éprouver [loss] ; subir, essuyer [defeat] ; to sustain severe damage subir d'importants dégâts ;6 ( bear) supporter [weight] ;7 Jur ( uphold) faire droit à [claim] ; admettre [objection] ; objection sustained! objection accordée!
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injury — n. 1) to inflict (an) injury on 2) to receive, suffer, sustain an injury 3) a fatal; minor, slight; serious, severe injury 4) bodily injury; an internal injury 5) an injury to (an injury to the head) 6) (misc.) to add insult to injury * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
injury — in|ju|ry W2 [ˈındʒəri] n plural injuries [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: injuria, from jus right, law ] 1.) [U and C] a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack ▪ She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries … Dictionary of contemporary English
injury */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪndʒərɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms injury : singular injury plural injuries 1) physical damage done to a person or a part of their body an eye/leg injury suffer/sustain an injury (= be injured): She has recovered from… … English dictionary
injury — in|ju|ry [ ındʒəri ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) physical damage done to a person or a part of their body: an eye/leg injury suffer/sustain an injury (=be injured): She has recovered from injuries sustained in the accident. escape/avoid injury … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sustain — sus·tain /sə stān/ vt 1: to support as true, legal, or just 2: to allow or uphold as valid sustain an objection compare overrule 1 sus·tain·able adj Merri … Law dictionary
sustain — sus‧tain [səˈsteɪn] verb [transitive] 1. if a company sustains losses or other difficulties, it has them: • Like other insurance companies, we have sustained heavy losses. • The record industry sustained a sales … Financial and business terms
sustain — [sə stān′] vt. [ME susteinen < OFr sustenir < L sustinere < sus (see SUB ), under + tenere, to hold (see THIN)] 1. to keep in existence; keep up; maintain or prolong [to sustain a mood] 2. to provide for the support of; specif., to… … English World dictionary
injury — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible … Collocations dictionary
sustain — sus|tain W3 [səˈsteın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something continue)¦ 2¦(suffer)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(give strength)¦ 5¦(weight)¦ 6¦(idea)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sustenir, from Latin sustinere … Dictionary of contemporary English
sustain — verb (T) 1 MAKE STH CONTINUE to make something continue to exist over a period of time; maintain (1): The teacher tried hard to sustain the children s interest. see also: sustained 2 GIVE STRENGTH to make it possible for someone to stay strong or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sustain — verb ADVERB ▪ no longer ▪ The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer sustain crop production. ▪ barely ▪ indefinitely ▪ still … Collocations dictionary