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1 keep up with the Joneses
'‹ounziz (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) olla mukana elintasokilvassa -
2 keep (someone) on the hop
(to keep (someone) busy, active etc.) pitää touhussa -
3 keep (someone) on the hop
(to keep (someone) busy, active etc.) pitää touhussa -
4 keep out of the way
• väistää -
5 keep
• hoitaa• varjella• viivyttää• elatus• elättää• estää• täyttää• pysytellä• pysyttää• pysyä• pysyttäytyä• linnamilitary• linnoitus• hallita• pidättää• pelastaa• pidellä• salata• suojella• säilyttää• säilyä• tallettaa• säästää• ylläpitää• pitää kunnossa• pitää• pitää kaupan* * *ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää3) (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?) pitää4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä8) (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.) pitää9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia2. 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.) ylläpito- 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 -
6 keep back
• tukahduttaa• jättää kertomatta• ehkäistä• jäädä jälkeen• pidellä• pidätellä• pidättää• salata• taannuttaa• pimittää* * *1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) pitää kaukana, pysyä kaukana2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) pitää omana tietonaan3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) pidättää -
7 keep quiet about
(to say nothing about; to keep secret: I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison.) vaieta -
8 keep guard (on)
The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).) vartioida -
9 keep guard (on)
The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).) vartioida -
10 keep an eye on
• vahtia• valvoa• pitää silmällä* * *1) (to watch closely: Keep an eye on the patient's temperature.) tarkkailla2) (to look after: Keep an eye on the baby while I am out!) pitää silmällä -
11 keep down
• hillitä* * *1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) pysyä matalana2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) pitää kurissa3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) pitää sisällään -
12 keep going
• pitää käynnissä* * *(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) jatkaa -
13 keep up
• ikuistaa• jatkaa hellittämättä• vireillä• valvottaa• säilyttää• ylläpitää• pitää yllä• pitää kunnossa• pitää korkealla* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) pitää yllä2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) pysyä tahdissa -
14 keep off
• pysyä erossa• pysytellä loitolla* * *1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) pysyä poissa2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) pitää loitolla -
15 keep out
(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) pysyä poissa, pitää loitolla -
16 keep-fit
noun (a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; ( also adjective) keep-fit exercises.) kuntojumppa -
17 keep the ball rolling
• pitää vireillä* * *(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) käynnistää, ylläpitää keskustelua -
18 keep the wolf from the door
(to keep away hunger or want.) pitää puute loitolla -
19 keep to
• olla uskollinen jollekin• noudattaa• pysyä jossakin• pysyä• pitäytyä• pitää kiinni jostakin* * *(not to leave or go away from: Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew.) pysyä -
20 keep it up
(to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present: Your work is good - keep it up!) jatkaa samaan tahtiin
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