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1 keep tabs on sth., s.o.
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2 keep tabs on sth.
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3 to keep or save sth for a rainy day
[+ object] guardar algo para una ocasión más propicia; [+ money] ahorrar algo para cuando lleguen tiempos peoresEnglish-spanish dictionary > to keep or save sth for a rainy day
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4 keep
A n1 ( 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.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 ;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 ;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] ;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 ;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 ;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.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.■ 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 ;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■ keep in:▶ keep [sb/sth] in1 ( 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 ;■ keep off:▶ keep off1 ( 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]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] under1 ( dominate) assujettir, soumettre [race, slaves, inhabitants] ;2 ( cause to remain unconscious) maintenir [qn] inconscient.■ keep up:▶ keep up1 ( 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] ; -
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keep [ki:p]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp kept━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = retain) garder• keep the change! gardez la monnaie !• to keep sth for o.s. garder qch pour soib. ( = put aside) garderc. ( = have ready) avoird. ( = stock) fairee. ( = store) ranger• where do you keep the sugar? où est-ce que vous rangez le sucre ?f. ( = detain) retenir• what kept you? qu'est-ce qui vous a retenu ?g. ( = have) [+ shop] tenir ; [+ bees, chickens] éleverh. ( = support) subvenir aux besoins de ; [+ mistress] entreteniri. ( = observe) [+ law, vow] respecterj. [+ accounts, diary] tenir• 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• keep him talking while... fais-lui la conversation pendant que...• he kept the engine running il a laissé le moteur en marche► to keep sb/sth + adjectivea. ( = continue) continuerb. ( = remain) resterc. (in health) aller• how are you keeping? comment allez-vous ?d. [food] se conserver► to keep + -ing• to keep doing sth ( = continue) continuer de faire qch ; ( = do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire qch• I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill j'oublie tout le temps de payer la facture de gaz► to keep + preposition• "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 !3. nouna. ( = livelihood, food) I got £30 a week and my keep je gagnais 30 livres par semaine logé et nourrib. [of castle] donjon m4. compoundsa. ( = continue) continuera. ( = restrain) retenirb. ( = 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 downa. [+ one's anger] contenir• it's just a way to keep women down c'est une manière de cantonner les femmes à un statut inférieurb. [+ inflation, costs] maîtriser ; [+ number] limiter• could you keep the noise down? est-ce que vous pourriez faire un peu moins de bruit ?[person] rester à l'écart• they want to keep young people off the streets ils veulent empêcher les jeunes de traîner dans les ruesa. ( = continue) continuer• "keep out" « défense d'entrer »• keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas ![+ 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► keep up[prices] se maintenir• 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• keep it up! continuez !b. ( = maintain) [+ house] maintenir en bon état* * *[kiːp] 1.1) ( maintenance) pension f2) Architecture donjon m2.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 be kept clean/locked — rester propre/fermé (à clé)
to keep somebody talking/waiting — retenir/faire attendre quelqu'un
2) ( detain) retenir3) ( retain) garder4) ( have and look after) tenir [shop]; avoir [dog]; élever [chickens]5) ( sustain)to keep something going — entretenir quelque chose [conversation, fire, tradition]
6) ( store) mettre, ranger7) ( have in stock) vendre, avoir8) ( 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)12) ( observe) tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]; célébrer [occasion]; observer [commandments]13) Musicto 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
‘keep left’ — ‘tenez votre gauche’
2) ( remain)3) ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder4) ( wait) [news, business] attendre5) ( in health)4. 5.‘how are you keeping?’ — ‘comment allez-vous?’
for keeps adverbial phrase pour de bon, pour toujoursPhrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up•• -
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keep out of [sth.]1) (not enter) non entrare in, rimanere fuori da [ house]"keep out!" — "vietato l'ingresso"
2) (avoid being exposed to) evitare di esporsi a [ sun]; proteggersi da [ rain]; evitare [ danger]3) (avoid getting involved in) tenersi fuori da [ argument]to keep out of sb.'s way o to keep out of the way of sb. (not hinder) non stare tra i piedi a qcn.; (avoid seeing) stare alla larga da qcn.; try to keep out of trouble! cerca di tenerti fuori dai guai! keep [sb., sth.] out, keep out [sb., sth.] non fare entrare, tenere fuori [person, animal]; to keep the rain out non fare entrare la pioggia; to keep sb. out of sth. — tenere qcn. fuori da qcs
* * *(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) stare fuori; riparare da* * *1. vi + adv(not enter) restare fuori"keep out" — "vietato l'ingresso"
2. vt + adv(exclude: person, dog) tenere fuori* * *keep out of [sth.]1) (not enter) non entrare in, rimanere fuori da [ house]"keep out!" — "vietato l'ingresso"
2) (avoid being exposed to) evitare di esporsi a [ sun]; proteggersi da [ rain]; evitare [ danger]3) (avoid getting involved in) tenersi fuori da [ argument]to keep out of sb.'s way o to keep out of the way of sb. (not hinder) non stare tra i piedi a qcn.; (avoid seeing) stare alla larga da qcn.; try to keep out of trouble! cerca di tenerti fuori dai guai! keep [sb., sth.] out, keep out [sb., sth.] non fare entrare, tenere fuori [person, animal]; to keep the rain out non fare entrare la pioggia; to keep sb. out of sth. — tenere qcn. fuori da qcs
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7 keep back
keep back stare indietroEx:to keep back from sth. — non avvicinarsi a qcs.; keep [sth., sb.] back, keep back [sth., sb.]/Ex:1) (prevent from advancing) respingere [ student]; [ dam] trat tenere [ water]to keep sb. back from sth. — impedire a qcn. di avvicinarsi a qcs
* * *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!) tenere indietro; stare indietro2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) nascondere3) (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?) trattenere* * *1. vt + adv1) (crowds, tears, money) trattenere2)(conceal: information)
keep back some of the strawberries to decorate the cake — tieni da parte qualche fragola per guarnire la torta2. vi + adv* * *keep back stare indietroEx:to keep back from sth. — non avvicinarsi a qcs.; keep [sth., sb.] back, keep back [sth., sb.]/Ex:1) (prevent from advancing) respingere [ student]; [ dam] trat tenere [ water]to keep sb. back from sth. — impedire a qcn. di avvicinarsi a qcs
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8 keep on
keep on doing continuare a fareto keep on with sth. — continuare, proseguire qcs.
to keep on about sth. — insistere su qcs.
to keep on at sb. — dare addosso a qcn. ( to do perché faccia); keep [sb., sth.] on (continuare a) tenere [employee, flat]
* * *(to continue (doing something or moving): He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.) continuare* * *1. vi + adv(continue) continuarekeep on along this road until... — continui per questa strada finché...
to keep on at sb about sth — (nag) non dare pace a qc per qc
don't keep on so!; don't keep on about it! — basta! smettila!
2. vt + adv(hat, employee) tenere, (light) tenere acceso (-a)* * *keep on doing continuare a fareto keep on with sth. — continuare, proseguire qcs.
to keep on about sth. — insistere su qcs.
to keep on at sb. — dare addosso a qcn. ( to do perché faccia); keep [sb., sth.] on (continuare a) tenere [employee, flat]
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9 keep up
1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) mantenere2) ((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.) (rimanere al pari con gli altri)* * *1. vt + adv1) (continue: tradition, subscription) mantenereI did French at school, but I haven't kept it up — non ho più studiato francese dai tempi della scuola
keep up the good work! — bravo, continua così!
2) (maintain: property) mantenere3) (hold up) tenere su, sorreggereto keep up one's spirits fig — tenersi su di morale, non perdersi d'animo
2. vi + adv1)to keep up with sb — (in race) mantenersi al passo con qn, (fig: in comprehension) seguire qn, (by correspondence) mantenere i rapporti con qn
to keep up with sth — (work, payments, price rises) tener dietro a qc
* * *1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
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11 keep
1. transitive verb,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 something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren
3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahrenyou 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
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
keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken
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) festhaltenwhat kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?
don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten
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; aufsparenkeep it for oneself — es für sich behalten
keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen
16) (conceal)2. intransitive verb,1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleibenkeep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten
how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)
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. nounwhat I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, derI get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis
you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser
2)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120203/keep_after">keep after- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up* * *[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.) behalten2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behalten3) (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.) aufbewahren7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) sich halten8) (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.) führen9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aufhalten11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) halten12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feiern2. 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* * *[ki:p]I. NOUNnot to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert seinto earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienenII. TRANSITIVE VERB<kept, kept>1. (hold onto)▪ to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben]to \keep bills/receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufhebento \keep the change das Wechselgeld behaltento \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten2. (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 stehen3. (store)to \keep sth safe etw verwahrenwhere do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?4. (run)to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen5. (sell)to \keep sth shop etw führen [o auf Lager haben6. (detain)▪ to \keep sb jdn aufhaltento \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen7. (prevent)▪ to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun8. (maintain)you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleibento \keep sb/sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle haltento \keep count of sth etw mitzählento \keep sth up-to-date etw auf dem neuesten Stand haltento \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet haltento \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behaltento \keep house den Haushalt führento \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hältto \keep sb/sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behaltento \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte haltento \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassento \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meidento \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 habenI don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt habento \keep sb awake jdn wachhalten [o nicht einschlafen lassen]to \keep sth closed/open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassento \keep sb/sth warm jdn/etw warmhalten9. (care for)to \keep children Kinder betreuen10. (own)▪ to \keep animals Tiere halten11. (guard)▪ to \keep sth etw bewachento \keep goal im Tor stehen nt, das Tor hütento \keep watch Wache halten12. (not reveal)13. (stick to)▪ to \keep sth etw [ein]halten [o befolgen]to \keep an appointment/a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhaltento \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 seinto \keep the law/the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgento \keep an oath/a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen haltento \keep the sabbath den Sabbat heiligento \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren14. (make records)to \keep the books die Bücher führento \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führento \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führento \keep score SPORT die Punkte anschreiben15. (provide for)▪ to \keep sb/sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen]to \keep sb in cigarettes/money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgenthe news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen fam16.▶ to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht 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]III. INTRANSITIVE VERB<kept, kept>2. (wait) Zeit habenthat gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, Johnyour questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten3. (stay) bleibento \keep to one's bed im Bett bleibenshe's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hütento \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung haltento \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt haltento \keep awake/healthy wach/gesund bleibento \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahrento \keep [to the] left/right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts haltento \keep quiet still sein4. (continue)▪ to \keep doing sth etw weiter tundon't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiterdon't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragenthough the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehenhow will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?6. (adhere to)to \keep to an agreement/a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen haltento \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhaltento \keep to a/the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben7.* * *keep [kiːp]A s1. (Lebens)Unterhalt m:earn one’s keep2. (Unterkunft f und) Verpflegung f3. Unterhaltskosten pl (eines Pferdes etc):earn its keep sich bezahlt machena) für oder auf immer, endgültig:settle a controversy for keeps einen Streit ein für alle Mal beilegen;b) ernsthaft5. Obhut f, Verwahrung f6. a) Bergfried m, Hauptturm mb) Burgverlies nB v/t prät und pperf kept [kept]keep the ticket in your hand behalte die Karte in der Handkeep apart getrennt halten, auseinanderhalten;keep a door closed eine Tür geschlossen halten;keep sth dry etwas trocken halten oder vor Nässe schützen;a) jemanden finanziell unterstützen,b) jemanden am Leben erhalten;keep the engine running den Motor laufen lassen;3. figa) (er)halten, (be)wahren:4. (im Besitz) behalten: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!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;8. alte Briefe etc aufheben, aufbewahren:keep a secret ein Geheimnis bewahren;can you keep a secret? kannst du schweigen?;9. (aufrechter)halten, unterhalten:10. pflegen, (er)halten:keep in good repair in gutem Zustand erhalten, instand halten;a) in schlechtem Zustand,11. eine Ware führen:we don’t keep this article13. ein Geschäft etc führen:14. ein Amt etc innehabenkeep school Schule halten16. ein Versprechen etc (ein)halten, einlösen:17. das Bett, Haus, Zimmer hüten, bleiben in (dat):18. Vorschriften etc beachten, einhalten, befolgen:keep Sundays die Sonntage einhalten19. obs ein Fest begehen, feiern: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 ernähren21. Kostgänger etc haben, beherbergen22. a) Tiere haltenb) sich ein Hausmädchen, ein Auto etc haltenC v/i1. bleiben:keep in bed im Bett bleiben;keep in sight in Sicht(weite) bleiben;keep out of danger sich nicht in Gefahr bringen; → Verbindungen mit Adverbien2. sich halten, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) 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?;3. weiter… (Handlung beibehalten):the baby kept (on) crying for hours das Baby weinte stundenlang;prices keep (on) increasing die Preise steigen immer weiter;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 versuchen4. sich links oder rechts halten:5. how are you keeping? umg obs wie geht es dir?* * *1. transitive verb,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 something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren
3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren4) (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]6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]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 the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft
keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten
13) (detain) festhaltendon't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten
14) (restrain, prevent)keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun
15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparenkeep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen
16) (conceal)2. intransitive verb,1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleibenkeep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten
how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)
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 halten3. nounwhat I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, derI get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis
2)for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten
Phrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept)= aufbewahren v.aufhalten v.behalten v.halten v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten) -
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[ki:p] nnot to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein;to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen1) ( 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 halten2) ( 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 stehen3) ( 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 führen5) ( sell)6) ( detain)to \keep sb jdn aufhalten;to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen7) ( prevent)to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun8) ( 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 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 halten9) ( care for)to \keep children Kinder betreuento \keep animals Tiere haltento \keep sth etw bewachen;to \keep goal im Tor stehen, das Tor hüten;to \keep watch Wache halten12) ( not reveal)to \keep sth to oneself etw für sich akk behaltento \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 wahren14) ( make records)to \keep the books die Bücher führen;to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen;to \keep score sports die Punkte anschreiben15) ( provide for)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];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 warten3) ( 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 quiet still sein4) ( 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;5) ( stop oneself)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 a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten;PHRASES:how are you \keeping? ( Brit) wie geht's dir so? -
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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.) guardar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar3) (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, conservar4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar6) (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.) conservar8) (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, entretener10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir12) (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 manutenciónI earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casakeep2 vb1. quedarse / guardarI'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar2. guardar / tener3. entretener / retener4. quedarse / permanecerkeep quiet! ¡cállate!5. mantener6. seguir / continuar7. conservarse / durardon't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablandotr[kiːp]1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento1 (not throw away) guardar2 (not give back) quedarse con4 (look after, save) guardar■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?5 (put away, store) guardar■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?6 (reserve) reservar■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar9 (have in stock) tener, vender■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros10 (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 ganan11 (animals) tener■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas12 (promise) cumplir13 (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 visita15 (order) mantener16 (tradition) observar17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!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 mañana3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor keeps para siemprehow are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?keep it up! ¡ánimo!keep the change quédese con la vueltato keep going seguir (adelante)to keep one's head no perder la cabezato keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruidoto keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguiento keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algoto keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguiento keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-ato keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para síto keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-ayou can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)2) observe: observar (una fiesta)3) guard: guardar, cuidar4) continue: mantenerto keep silence: mantener silencio5) support: mantener (una familia)6) raise: criar (animales)7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con9) store: guardar10) detain: hacer quedar, detener11) preserve: guardarto keep a secret: guardar un secretokeep vi1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)2) continue: seguir, no dejarhe keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos3)to keep from : abstenerse deI couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risakeep n1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m3)for keeps : para siempren.• 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
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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención ffor 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
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(past & past p kept) transitive verb1)a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservaryou can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!
b) (look after, reserve)2) ( store) guardarwhere do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?
3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar4)a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*5)a) ( support) mantener*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*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)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\>\> cumplir8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar
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keep vi1) ( 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
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)b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperarI 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)
•Phrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)1. TRANSITIVE VERBWhen 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] conservaryou 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
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to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservarI'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas
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I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti3) (=have ready)where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?
5) (=house)the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura
6) (=detain) tenerhe was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital
7) (=delay) entretenerwhat kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?
8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar9) (=stock) tener10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantenerto keep o.s. — mantenerse
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the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillosour 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] observar12) (=not divulge)•
to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn•
keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadiebut he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie
13) (=maintain)a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribirb) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tenerto keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio
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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 segurofixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)•
the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidadoc) + -inggo 1., 24)keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...
14) (=hold)•
to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajandocounsel 1., 1)•
I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa15) (=prevent)•
to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algowhat 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) † guardarGod keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!
17)to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=remain)•
it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanasb) with preposition/adverb2)to keep doing sth —
a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algokeep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!
keep going! — ¡no pares!
b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo3) (in directions) (=continue) seguirto keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho
keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...
4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien5) * (=wait) esperarhow are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *
she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor
7) (=avoid)3. NOUN1) (=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
2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje3) (=permanently)- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up* * *[kiːp]
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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención ffor 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
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(past & past p kept) transitive verb1)a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservaryou can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!
b) (look after, reserve)2) ( store) guardarwhere do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?
3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar4)a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*5)a) ( support) mantener*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*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)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\>\> cumplir8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar
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keep vi1) ( 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
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)b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperarI 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)
•Phrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up -
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[kiːp] kept vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (retain, maintain) tenereto keep time — (clock) andar bene
she keeps herself fit — si tiene or si mantiene in forma
sorry to keep you... — scusate il ritardo...
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, conservarekeep 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) trattenereI mustn't or don't let me keep you — non voglio trattenerti
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
4) (fulfil, observe: promise, vow) mantenere, (law, rule, Lent) osservare, (treaty, agreement) rispettare, (Christmas, Easter) celebrare6) (support: family) mantenere7) (accounts, diary) tenereto keep a record or note of sth — prendere nota di qc
2. vi1) (continue) continuare, (remain) stare, restareto keep (to the) left/right — tenere la sinistra/la destra
to keep to — (promise) mantenere, (subject, text) attenersi a
to keep fit — tenersi or mantenersi in forma
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 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)how are you keeping? — come stai?3) (food) mantenersi, conservarsi(
fig: wait) this business can keep — quest'affare può aspettare3. n1) (livelihood) vitto e alloggio2) (of castle) torrione m, maschioSee:•- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep up -
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1. intransitive verb[Person:] wegbleiben; [Regen, Sturm usw.:] ausbleiben2. transitive verb‘keep off’ — (on building site etc.) "Betreten verboten"
1) fernhalten [Person, Tier]; abhalten [Sonne]keep somebody/something off something — jemanden/etwas von etwas fernhalten/abhalten
2) (not go on) nicht betretenkeep off my whisky! — Hände od. Finger weg von meinem Whisky!
keep off chocolate/brandy — keine Schokolade essen/keinen Brandy trinken
keep off the drink — keinen Alkohol od. (ugs.) nichts trinken
* * *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.) sich fernhalten von2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) fernhalten* * *◆ keep offI. vi wegbleiben“Wet cement, \keep off off!” „Frischer Zement, nicht betreten!“this is my private stuff, so \keep off off! das sind meine Privatsachen, also Finger weg!to \keep off off alcohol/cigarettes/gambling Alkohol/Zigaretten/das Glücksspiel meiden geh, das Trinken/Rauchen/Spielen lassento \keep off off a subject ein Thema vermeidenII. vt1. (hold away)▪ to \keep off off ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw fernhaltento \keep off one's hands off sb/sth die Hände von jdm/etw lassen2. (protect from)I hope my coat will \keep off the rain off hoffentlich ist mein Mantel regendicht* * *A v/t1. jemanden, etwas fernhalten (von):keep your hands off (it)! Hände weg (davon)!;he was wearing a hat keep the sun off um sich vor der Sonne zu schützenB v/i1. sich fernhalten von:“keep off”a) „Berühren verboten!“,b) „Betreten verboten!“; → academic.ru/32157/grass">grass Bes Redew2. ausbleiben (Regen etc):if the rain keeps off falls es nicht regnet oder anfängt zu regnen* * *1. intransitive verb[Person:] wegbleiben; [Regen, Sturm usw.:] ausbleiben2. transitive verb‘keep off’ — (on building site etc.) "Betreten verboten"
1) fernhalten [Person, Tier]; abhalten [Sonne]keep somebody/something off something — jemanden/etwas von etwas fernhalten/abhalten
2) (not go on) nicht betreten‘keep off the grass’ — "Betreten des Rasens verboten"
3) (not touch)keep off my whisky! — Hände od. Finger weg von meinem Whisky!
keep off chocolate/brandy — keine Schokolade essen/keinen Brandy trinken
keep off the drink — keinen Alkohol od. (ugs.) nichts trinken
5) (not mention) vermeiden [Thema]* * *v.abhalten v. -
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[ki:p] v.,n. -v (pt.,pp. kept) 1. mbaj; keep the change mbaje kusurin; he keeps to himself ai rri mënjanë, nuk përzihet; keep oneself fit e mbaj veten në formë; he has kept his looks ende duket i pashëm; keep sb waiting e lë dikë të presë; keep him at it! aty mbaje, le të vazhdojë! keep the engine running e mbaj motorin ndezur; I'll keep you to your promise do të të detyroj ta mbash premtimin; keep sth from sb ia mbaj të fshehur diçka dikujt; keep it to yourself/sth from sb ia mbaj të fshehur diçka dikujt; keep it to yourself/under your hat mbaje për vete, mos ia thuaj njeriu. 2. vë mënjanë; ruaj; keep it somewhere safe ruaje në një vend të sigurt; 'keep in a cool place' 'të ruhet në vend të freskët'. 3. mbyll, mbaj mbyllur; keep sb in prison mbaj të burgosur dikë. 4. ndal; pengoj; mbaj gjatë; what kept you? pse u vonove? you're keeping me from my work nuk po më lë të punoj; keep one's children from school nuk i çoj fëmijët në shkollë. 5. plotësoj, respektoj, i përmbahem; keep an appointment respektoj takimin, nuk mungoj në takim. 6. kam, mbaj, rris (bagëti, pula). 7. mbaj me, i plotësoj nevojat; earn enough to keep oneself fitoj sa për të mbajtur veten; keep sb in food and clothing mbaj dikë me ushqim e veshje. 8. mbaj (ditar, llogaritë); keep a record/note of sth mbaj shënim diçka; to keep the books of a firm mbaj llogarinë e një firmë. 9. vazhdoj; rri; keep (to the) left/right vazhdo/rri majtas/djathtas; keep straight on! vazhdo drejt! keep doing sth vazhdoj të bëj diçka; keep going! jepi! forca! keep at sb nuk i ndahem dikujt; keep at it! jepi, vazhdo! keep still/quiet rri urtë, e qep gojën; keep together rrimë bashkë; keep to one's bed rri në shtrat; keep to oneself rri mënjanë. 10. përmbahem, frenohem, frenoj veten; keep from doing sth përmbahem, nuk bëj diçka. 11. mbahem (me shëndet); how are you keeping? si je? a mbahesh? she is keeping better ajo po bëhet më mirë. 12. pret (puna); this business can keep kjo punë pret.-n 1. strehë e ushqim; he earns his keep ai fiton sa për strehë e ushqim. 2. kullë kryesore, pirg kryesor (i kështjellës).● for keeps a) për t'ia futur xhepit (fitim); b) përgjithmonë.● keep alive mbaj gjallë, ruaj; keep the ball rolling mbaj gjallë bisedën; keep body and soul together mbaj frymën gjallë, e shtyj me të keq; keep a cool/level head ruaj gjakftohtësinë; keep one's feet ruaj drejtpeshimin, nuk rrëzohem; keep one's head rri i qetë, s'e humb pusullën.● keep back ['ki:p bæk] prapsem, bë'j mbrapa● keep down ['ki:p daun] a) ul, pakësoj (çmimet, shpenzimet); b) përmbaj, frenoj, ndrydh (zemërimin); c) resht, qetësoj (qenin); d) shuaj (kryengritjen); e) e mban (ushqimin i sëmuri), nuk e vjell; f) ngel në klasë; he was kept down a year ngeli një vit; g) zbres; rri poshtë● keep in ['ki:p in] a) mbaj në shtëpi (një fëmijë të sëmurë); b) mbaj në shkollë; c) fus brenda (barkun); d) (with sb) mbaj miqësi (me dikë)● keep off ['ki:p of] a) heq, largoj; keep your hands off! hiqi duart! mos prek! 'keep off the grass' mos shkelni mbi bar; if the rain keeps off po nuk ra shi● keep on ['ki:p on] a) vazhdoj; don't keep on so!, don't keep on about it! mjaft më!, lëre, të shkretën! b) mbaj (kapelën në kokë); c) mbaj ndezur (dritën)● keep out ['ki:p aut] a) nuk e fut (të ftohtit); b) nuk e lë; keep sb out of trouble nuk e lë dikë të ngatërrohet në sherre/telashe; c) mos hyrë; 'keep out' 'ndalohet hyrja'; you keep out of this! ti mos u përziej! keep time mbaj ritmin; eci me hap të rregullt● keep up ['ki:p ap] a) mbaj lart, mbaj gjallë (kurajën, shpresat); b) lë pa gjumë; the noise kept me up all night zhurma më la pa gjumë gjithë natën; c) ruaj, vazhdoj (traditën, letërkëmbimin); d) ushtroj, mbaj gjallë (një gjuhë të huaj); keep up the good work! ashtu, të lumtë! keep it up! vazhdo kështu! he'll never keep it up nuk ka për t'ia dalë mbanë; e) mbaj, mirëmbaj (pronën); f) nuk mbetem prapa; keep up with the times eci me hapin e kohës; keep up with the Joneses gj.fol. nuk mbetem prapa fqinjëve● keeper ['ki:pë:] n 1. mbajtës; mbajtëse. 2. rojë. 3. kujdestar; mbrojtës (i dikujt). 4. sport. portier. 5. bujtinar. 6. kllapë, kapëse.● keeping ['ki:ping] n 1. mbajtje; mirëmbajtje; in the keeping of nën kujdesin e; in safe keeping në dorë të sigurt. 2. ruajtje, konservim. 3. festim, kremtim; the keeping of Thanksgiving Day festim i Ditës së Uratave. 4. pajtim, harmoni; in/out of keeping with në harmoni/në stonim me● keepsake ['ki:pseik] n. kujtim, dhuratë për kujtim* * *mbaj -
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1. intransitive verb1) (proceed equally)keep up with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Schritt halten
keep up with the Joneses — mit den andern gleichziehen
2) (maintain contact)2. transitive verbkeep up with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten
1) (prevent from falling) festhalten [Leiter, Zelt usw.]2) (prevent from sinking) aufrechterhalten [Produktion, Standard usw.]; auf gleichem Niveau halten [Preise, Löhne usw.]3) (maintain) aufrechterhalten [Bräuche, Freundschaft, jemandes Moral]; (keep in repair) instand od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Haus]; (keep in proper condition) in Ordnung od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Garten]4) (continue) weiterhin zahlen [Raten]keep one's courage/spirits up — den Mut nicht sinken lassen
he'll never be able to keep it up — er wird es nicht durchhalten [können]
5) (prevent from going to bed) am Schlafengehen hindernthey kept me up all night — sie haben mich die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen lassen
* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) aufrechterhalten2) ((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.) Schritt halten mit* * *◆ keep upI. vt1. (hold up)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw hochhaltenthese poles \keep up the tent up diese Stangen halten das Zelt aufrecht2. (hold awake)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sb jdn wachhalten3. (continue doing)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw fortführen [o beibehalten] [o weiterhin tun]\keep up it up! [nur] weiter so!I was quite keen to \keep up up my French ich wollte unbedingt mit meinem Französisch in Übung bleibento \keep up up appearances den Schein wahren [o aufrechterhalten]to \keep up up a conversation ein Gespräch in Gang halten4. (keep at certain level)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw aufrechterhaltenII. vitheir love has kept up during bad as well as good times ihre Liebe hat gute wie schlechte Zeiten überdauert2. (not fall behind)▪ to \keep up up with sb/sth mit jdm/etw mithalten [o Schritt halten3. (stay in touch)▪ to \keep up up with sb mit jdm in Verbindung [o Kontakt] bleiben4.▶ to \keep up up with the Joneses mit den anderen gleichziehen wollen* * *A v/t1. oben halten, hochhalten:2. fig einen Kontakt etc aufrechterhalten, einen Brauch, eine Freundschaft etc auch weiterpflegen, das Tempo halten, Preise etc (hoch)halten, den Mut nicht sinken lassen, sich seine gute Laune etc nicht nehmen lassen:keep up the good work, keep it up (nur) weiter so!, (nur) nicht lockerlassen!; → appearance Bes Redew, spirit A 83. in gutem Zustand oder in Ordnung halten4. jemanden davon abhalten, ins Bett zu gehenB v/i1. oben bleiben, engS. sich über Wasser halten (auch fig)2. nicht umfallen3. figa) sich halten:prices are keeping up die Preise behaupten sichb) nicht sinken (Mut etc)the rain was keeping up es regnete (unvermindert) weiter4. keep up witha) Schritt halten mit (a. fig):keep up with the Joneses es den Nachbarn (hinsichtlich des Lebensstandards) gleichtun (wollen)b) sich auf dem Laufenden halten über (akk)c) in Kontakt bleiben mit5. (abends) aufbleiben* * *1. intransitive verbkeep up with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Schritt halten
2. transitive verbkeep up with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten
1) (prevent from falling) festhalten [Leiter, Zelt usw.]2) (prevent from sinking) aufrechterhalten [Produktion, Standard usw.]; auf gleichem Niveau halten [Preise, Löhne usw.]3) (maintain) aufrechterhalten [Bräuche, Freundschaft, jemandes Moral]; (keep in repair) instand od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Haus]; (keep in proper condition) in Ordnung od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Garten]4) (continue) weiterhin zahlen [Raten]keep one's courage/spirits up — den Mut nicht sinken lassen
he'll never be able to keep it up — er wird es nicht durchhalten [können]
5) (prevent from going to bed) am Schlafengehen hindern* * *v.aufrechterhalten (Kontakt) v.durchhalten v.fortfahren v.weitermachen v. -
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viwegbleiben;‘Wet cement, \keep off off!’ „Frischer Zement, nicht betreten!“;this is my private stuff, so \keep off off! das sind meine Privatsachen, also Finger weg!;to \keep off off alcohol/ cigarettes/ gambling Alkohol/Zigaretten/das Glücksspiel meiden ( geh), das Trinken/Rauchen/Spielen lassen;to \keep off off a subject ein Thema vermeiden vt1) ( hold away)to \keep off off <-> sb/ sth jdn/etw fernhalten;to \keep off one's hands off sb/ sth die Hände von jdm/etw lassen;2) ( protect from)to \keep off off <-> sth etw abhalten, vor etw dat schützen;I hope my coat will \keep off the rain off hoffentlich ist mein Mantel regendicht -
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1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbkeep back! — bleib wo du bist!
1) (restrain) zurückhalten [Menschenmenge, Tränen]* * *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!) zurückhalten, -treten2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) verschweigen3) (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?) zurückhalten* * *\keep back back from that vicious dog, children bleibt von diesem bösartigen Hund weg, KinderII. vt1. (hold away)▪ to \keep back back ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw zurückhaltensecurity guards kept the fans back from the rock stars Sicherheitskräfte hielten die Fans von den Rockstars fern2. (retain)▪ to \keep back back ⇆ sth etw verschweigen3. (prevent advance)▪ to \keep back back ⇆ sb jdn aufhaltenthe slower students were \keep backing the more intelligent ones back die langsameren Schüler behinderten das Vorankommen der intelligenteren* * *A v/t1. zurückhalten:keep sb back from doing sth jemanden davon abhalten oder daran hindern, etwas zu tun2. fig zurückhalten:a) jemandes Lohn etc einbehaltenb) seine Tränen etc unterdrückenc) etwas verschweigen, hinterm Berg halten mit3. etwas verzögern, aufhaltenB v/i1. im Hintergrund bleiben2. zurückbleiben* * *1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb1) (restrain) zurückhalten [Menschenmenge, Tränen]2) (withhold) verschweigen [Informationen, Tatsachen] ( from Dat.); einbehalten [Geld, Zahlung]* * *v.vorenthalten v. -
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transitive verbI couldn't keep from smiling — ich musste einfach lächeln; see also academic.ru/40523/keep">keep 1. 24)
* * ** * *A v/t1. ab-, zurückhalten von, fernhalten von, hindern an (dat):keep sb from doing sth jemanden davon abhalten oder daran hindern, etwas zu tun;he kept me from work er hielt mich von der Arbeit ab;I kept him from knowing too much ich sorgte dafür, dass er nicht zu viel erfuhr2. bewahren vor (dat):3. jemandem etwas vorenthalten, verschweigen, verheimlichen:B v/i1. sich fernhalten von2. vermeiden (akk), sich enthalten (gen):keep from doing sth es vermeiden oder sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;I could hardly keep from laughing ich konnte mir kaum das Lachen verkneifen* * *transitive verbkeep from doing something — etwas nicht tun; (avoid doing) es vermeiden, etwas zu tun
I couldn't keep from smiling — ich musste einfach lächeln; see also keep 1. 24)
См. также в других словарях:
keep track of sth — keep track (of sth) ► to keep a record of something, or make certain that you know or remember what has happened: »Keep track of the hours you work. »His job is to keep track of all the shipments going out to customers. Main Entry: ↑track … Financial and business terms
keep up with sth — Ⅰ. UK US keep up (with sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with keep({{}}/kiːp/ verb (kept, kept) ► to do something or move at an acceptable rate, or at the same rate as someone or something else: »It s a fast pace, and you ll have to work hard to keep up.… … Financial and business terms
keep pace with sth — keep pace with sb/sth ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
keep sb from sth — UK US keep sb/sth from sth Phrasal Verb with keep({{}}/kiːp/ verb (kept, kept) ► to prevent someone or something from doing something: »Am I keeping you from your work? keep sb/sth from doing sth »The board is doing everything it can to keep the… … Financial and business terms
ˌkeep ˈout of sth — phrasal verb to not become involved with something You keep out of this. It s none of your concern.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌkeep ˈon doing sth — phrasal verb to continue to do something My sister kept on asking me question after question.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˈkeep sb from sth — phrasal verb to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening These worries kept her from sleeping properly.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
keep — [kiːp] verb kept PTandPP [kept] 1. [transitive] to store something that will be useful: • The Credit Reference Agency keeps files on individuals debt records. • You should keep a supply of forms. 2 … Financial and business terms
keep quiet about something — keep something quiet phrase to not tell anyone about something Can we trust him to keep quiet about what he’s seen? We’re going to keep her decision quiet for the moment. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
keep something quiet — To preserve the secrecy of something by saying nothing about it • • • Main Entry: ↑quiet * * * keep something quiet (or keep quiet about something) refrain from disclosing information about something; keep something secret * * * keep quiet about… … Useful english dictionary
keep from something — ˈkeep from sth | ˈkeep yourself from sth derived to prevent yourself from doing sth • keep from something doing sth She could hardly keep from laughing. • I just managed to keep myself from falling. Main entry: ↑keepderived … Useful english dictionary