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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

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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
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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► vb: pret, ptp kept

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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

••

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

English-French dictionary > keep
4 keep

keep

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
5 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
6 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)

Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.

Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.

2 to follow.

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed

3 to continue, to resume.

Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.

4 to continue, to go on.

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!

aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?

5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.

María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.

6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.

Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.

7 to obey, to keep.

Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.

8 to imitate, to follow.

Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.

9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.

Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.

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SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

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1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in

¡síguele! — Méx go on!

"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

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= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

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Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *

seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course

¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French

¿me siguen? are you with me?

2

(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well

¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

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seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;

síganme, por favor follow me, please;

la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;

sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;

seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;

siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow

2. [perseguir] to follow;

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;

seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;

parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;

seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;

no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;

los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;

el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;

seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;

sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;

siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed

4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;

yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;

él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech

5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;

me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;

¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?

6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;

hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;

seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;

es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;

los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;

aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;

siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;

el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;

"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;

¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;

se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;

seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)

2. [mantenerse, permanecer]
sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;

todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;

sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;

¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;

sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;

¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;

si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;
Fam
a seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;

de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;

siga todo recto go straight on;

siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights

4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;

lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;

seguir a algo to follow sth;

la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;

¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;

el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;

sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir a alguien follow s.o.

2 ( permanecer)

:

seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.

II v/i continue, carry on;

seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;

seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;

sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;

sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;

¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!

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seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

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seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

Spanish-English dictionary > seguir
7 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

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

= aufbewahren v.

aufhalten v.

behalten v.

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

English-german dictionary > keep
8 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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9 halten

n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)

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das Halten

(Besitzen) keeping;

(Festhalten) holding

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hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

2)

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

3)

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

9) = behandeln to treat

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

10)

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

11)

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Unterricht halten — to teach

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

14)

See:

→ gehalten

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
an +dat to)
er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

6)

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver

3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up

4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold

5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold

6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold

7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold

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

10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep

11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear

12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised

13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take

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hal·ten

[ˈhaltn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(festhalten)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]

du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope

hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?

jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms

jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]

jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(aufhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to stop sb

haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!

es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you

wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zurückhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to keep sb

warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?

mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)

▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position

er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up

die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light

die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befestigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge

ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon

das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in sich behalten)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears

das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure

er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water

Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT

einen Ball \halten to stop a ball

der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball

einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beschäftigen)

▪ sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb

sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)

er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth

er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse

ein Auto \halten to run a car

wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car

Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(geh: abonniert haben)

eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(behandeln)

▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance

Frieden \halten to keep the peace

die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed

mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

den Kurs \halten to stay on course

Ordnung \halten to keep order

eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position

einen Rekord \halten to hold a record

Ruhe \halten to keep quiet

den Takt \halten to keep time

die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature

den Ton \halten to stay in tune

zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable

hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions

eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going

15.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition

die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean

den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same

jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy

für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot

die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled

jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit

16.

<hielt, gehalten>

(gestalten)

▪ etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth

▪ etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth

das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out

das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue

ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood

die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general

einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short

etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple

17.

<hielt, gehalten>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \halten to give sth

er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech

Diät \halten to keep to a diet

einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service

seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap

eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech

ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper

Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself

eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson

Unterricht \halten to teach

einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk

seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate

Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht

18.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einhalten, erfüllen)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title

man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise

sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise

19.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth

ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother

das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible

wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?

jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich

20.

<hielt, gehalten>

(denken über)

▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that

er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty

nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth

21.

<hielt, gehalten>

(wertschätzen)

etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb

wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück

22.

▶ den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (festhalten) to hold

kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(haltbar sein) to keep

wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?

die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(dauerhaft sein) to hold

der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer

die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on

diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long

die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold

das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop

\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please

etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]

ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT to make a save

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today

kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]

du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

▪ an sich akk \halten to control oneself

ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Wert legen auf)

▪ auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth

[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jdm beistehen)

▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb

ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you

ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

Sport hält jung sport keeps you young

Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

NAUT (Kurs nehmen)

▪ auf etw akk halten to head for sth

halte mehr nach links keep more to the left

nach Norden \halten to head north

12.

▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...

▶ halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!

▶ jd hält auf sich akk

du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich festhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth

der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verderben)

▪ sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last

im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jung, gesund bleiben)

sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam

für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing

halte dich tapfer be brave

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around

manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bei etw bleiben)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth

ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method

ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(irgendwo bleiben)

sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine Richtung beibehalten)

▪ sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...

\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre

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

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right

sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befolgen, einhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth

er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules

der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book

sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts

sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]

trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bestehen)

▪ sich akk halten to keep going

die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner

es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance

sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth

er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself

ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight

15.

▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(handhaben)

▪ es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way

wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way

es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently

wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?

wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?

das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Neigung haben für)

es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth

sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother

er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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halten; hält, hielt, gehalten

A. v/t

1. (festhalten) hold;

jemanden an oder

bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;

in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;

jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;

sie hielt sich den Bauch (vor Schmerzen) she was holding her stomach (in pain); → Daumen

2. (stützen) hold (up), support;

das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;

das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope

3. in einer Lage: hold;

ans Licht halten hold to the light;

den Kopf gesenkt halten keep one’s head down; → auch hochhalten;

die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);

sich (dat)

beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;

er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face

4. in einem Zustand: keep;

frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;

besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;

in Gang halten keep sth going;

in Ordnung halten keep in order;

auf Lager halten (keep in) stock; → gefangen etc, gehalten B 3

5. (enthalten, fassen) hold, contain;

das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)

6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;

das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;

das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);

den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);

seinen Vorsprung halten können retain one’s lead;

er ließ sich nicht halten oder

er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;

was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;

haltet den Dieb! stop thief!; → Klappe, Mund etc

7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;

Ordnung halten keep order;

Kontakt halten keep in contact (

mit oder

zu with);

haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;

diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable

8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;

was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;

das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises

9. (

sich [dat]) jemanden/etwas

halten (Haustiere, Personal, Wagen) keep; (Zeitung) take;

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/lover

10. (behandeln) (Person, Tier, Pflanze, Sache) treat;

die Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children

11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;

Winterschlaf halten hibernate

12.

halten für consider (to be), think sb/sth is; irrtümlich: (mis)take for;

sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;

ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;

tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;

ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;

für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;

wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?

13.

halten von think of;

viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;

was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;

was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;

ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;

er hält eine ganze Menge von dir umg he thinks you’re great, he holds you in high estimation;

sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving

14. unpers:

wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;

so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;

das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;

ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; → gehalten

B. v/i

1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stick

2. (Bestand haben) last; Lebensmittel etc: keep; Wetter: hold

3. (haltmachen) stop; Fahrzeug: auch draw up, pull up;

der Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;

hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;

er ließ halten he called a halt; → halt A

4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;

sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper

5. in Zustand:

das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young

6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (

auf +akk at); Schiff etc: head (

nach for;

nach Norden etc north etc)

7.

an sich (akk)

halten control o.s.;

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)

8.

zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sb

C. v/t & v/i

1.

(viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;

wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony

2.

etwas/viel auf sich (akk)

halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;

jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsman

D. v/r

1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;

sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;

sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preserved

2. (bleiben) fit, warm etc: keep, stay;

sich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;

sich bereit halten be ready; Truppen etc: be on standby;

sich verborgen oder

versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)

3. (standhalten) hold out;

sich gut oder

wacker halten hold one’s own (

gegen against), do well;

sich halten als maintain one’s position as;

sich auf einem Posten halten (können) last

4.

sich halten an (+akk) keep to, stick to; an Vorschriften etc: comply with;

sich an jemanden halten (sich verlassen auf) rely on sb; wegen Schadenersatz: hold sb liable;

sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;

der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,

ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;

heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today

5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:

sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;

sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;

sich sehr gerade oder

aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);

sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können hardly be able to stand;

sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;

halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me

6. (beherrschen):

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;

sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing

7.

sich halten für think o.s. sth, consider ( oder hold geh) o.s. to be sth.;

sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; → auch A 12, bereithalten

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

= to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to clamp v.

to halt v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to keep v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

to retain v.

to uphold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halten
10 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
11 Halten

n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)

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das Halten

(Besitzen) keeping;

(Festhalten) holding

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hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

2)

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

3)

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

9) = behandeln to treat

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

10)

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

11)

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Unterricht halten — to teach

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

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See:

→ gehalten

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
an +dat to)
er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

6)

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver

3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up

4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold

5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold

6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold

7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold

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

10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep

11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear

12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised

13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take

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hal·ten

[ˈhaltn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(festhalten)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]

du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope

hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?

jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms

jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]

jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(aufhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to stop sb

haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!

es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you

wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zurückhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to keep sb

warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?

mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)

▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position

er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up

die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light

die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befestigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge

ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon

das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in sich behalten)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears

das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure

er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water

Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT

einen Ball \halten to stop a ball

der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball

einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beschäftigen)

▪ sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb

sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)

er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth

er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse

ein Auto \halten to run a car

wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car

Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(geh: abonniert haben)

eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(behandeln)

▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance

Frieden \halten to keep the peace

die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed

mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

den Kurs \halten to stay on course

Ordnung \halten to keep order

eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position

einen Rekord \halten to hold a record

Ruhe \halten to keep quiet

den Takt \halten to keep time

die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature

den Ton \halten to stay in tune

zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable

hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions

eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going

15.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition

die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean

den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same

jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy

für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot

die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled

jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit

16.

<hielt, gehalten>

(gestalten)

▪ etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth

▪ etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth

das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out

das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue

ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood

die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general

einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short

etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple

17.

<hielt, gehalten>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \halten to give sth

er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech

Diät \halten to keep to a diet

einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service

seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap

eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech

ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper

Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself

eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson

Unterricht \halten to teach

einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk

seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate

Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht

18.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einhalten, erfüllen)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title

man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise

sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise

19.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth

ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother

das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible

wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?

jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich

20.

<hielt, gehalten>

(denken über)

▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that

er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty

nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth

21.

<hielt, gehalten>

(wertschätzen)

etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb

wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück

22.

▶ den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (festhalten) to hold

kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(haltbar sein) to keep

wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?

die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(dauerhaft sein) to hold

der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer

die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on

diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long

die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold

das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop

\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please

etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]

ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT to make a save

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today

kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]

du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

▪ an sich akk \halten to control oneself

ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Wert legen auf)

▪ auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth

[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jdm beistehen)

▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb

ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you

ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

Sport hält jung sport keeps you young

Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

NAUT (Kurs nehmen)

▪ auf etw akk halten to head for sth

halte mehr nach links keep more to the left

nach Norden \halten to head north

12.

▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...

▶ halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!

▶ jd hält auf sich akk

du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich festhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth

der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verderben)

▪ sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last

im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jung, gesund bleiben)

sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam

für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing

halte dich tapfer be brave

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around

manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bei etw bleiben)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth

ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method

ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(irgendwo bleiben)

sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine Richtung beibehalten)

▪ sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...

\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre

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

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right

sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befolgen, einhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth

er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules

der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book

sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts

sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]

trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bestehen)

▪ sich akk halten to keep going

die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner

es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance

sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth

er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself

ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight

15.

▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(handhaben)

▪ es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way

wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way

es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently

wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?

wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?

das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Neigung haben für)

es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth

sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother

er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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Halten n; -s, kein pl:

zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop);

Halten verboten! no stopping;

da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc (back)

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

= to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to clamp v.

to halt v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to keep v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

to retain v.

to uphold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Halten
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v.

1 to preserve (mantener) (food).

María preserva sus jaleas Mary preserves her jellies.

2 to keep (guardar) (libros, cartas, secreto).

todavía conserva sus primeras zapatillas de ballet she still has her first ballet shoes

consérvese en el frigorífico keep refrigerated (en etiqueta)

El dentífrico preserva los dientes Toothpaste preserves the teeth.

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conservar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alimentos) to preserve

2 (mantener) to keep in, maintain

3 (guardar) to keep, save

■ aún conservo las entradas I still have the tickets

4 (enlatar) to tin, can

► verbo pronominal conservarse

1 (tradición etc) to survive

2 figurado (mantenerse) to keep well

■ tu padre se conserva muy bien your father looks good for his age

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FRASEOLOGÍA

conservarse con salud / conservarse en salud to keep fit and well

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verb

1) to keep, conserve

2) preserve

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1. VT

1) (=mantener) [+ calor] to retain, conserve; [+ tradición, costumbre] to preserve

el frío conserva los alimentos — the cold preserves food

con este sistema de cierre se conserva más la energía — this lock system saves o conserves more energy

todavía conservamos el piso de Madrid — we are still keeping on the flat in Madrid

todavía conservo las amistades del colegio — I still keep up the friendships I had at school

conserva intactas sus facultades mentales — she is still in full possession of her mental faculties

conservo un recuerdo magnífico de esas vacaciones — I have wonderful memories of that holiday

un producto para conservar la piel tersa — a product to keep the skin smooth

conservaba un aspecto juvenil — she still looked youthful

ante todo hay que conservar la calma — above all we must keep calm
línea 1., 10)
2) (=guardar) [+ secreto] to keep

conservo todas mis fotografías en un baúl — I keep all my photographs in a chest

aún conservo varias cartas suyas — I still have several of his letters

el museo conserva los mejores cuadros del pintor — the museum has o houses the artist's best paintings

consérvese en lugar seco y fresco — store in a cool dry place

3) (Culin) (=poner en conserva) to preserve

2.

See:

conservarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (mantener, preservar) < alimentos> to preserve; <sabor/calor> to retain; <tradiciones/costumbres> to preserve; <amigo/cargo> to keep

conservar la naturaleza — to conserve nature

conservo buenos recuerdos suyos — I have good memories of him

conservar la calma/el buen humor — to keep calm/one's spirits up

conservar la línea — to keep one's figure

conserva intactas sus facultades mentales — he is still in full possession of his mental faculties

conserva los ideales de su juventud — she still has her youthful ideals

b) ( guardar) <cartas/fotografías> to keep

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep o store in a cool place
2.
conservarse v pron

a) alimentos to keep

se conserva durante meses — it keeps for months

b) ( perdurar) restos/tradiciones to survive

c) persona (+ compl) to keep

se conserva ágil — she keeps herself in trim

está muy bien conservada — she's very well preserved

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= conserve, hold together, preserve, retain.

Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

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* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* conservar la delantera = keep + ahead.

* conservar la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hands in.

* conservar para la posteridad = pass on to + posterity.

* conservarse bien = keep + well.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (mantener, preservar) < alimentos> to preserve; <sabor/calor> to retain; <tradiciones/costumbres> to preserve; <amigo/cargo> to keep

conservar la naturaleza — to conserve nature

conservo buenos recuerdos suyos — I have good memories of him

conservar la calma/el buen humor — to keep calm/one's spirits up

conservar la línea — to keep one's figure

conserva intactas sus facultades mentales — he is still in full possession of his mental faculties

conserva los ideales de su juventud — she still has her youthful ideals

b) ( guardar) <cartas/fotografías> to keep

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep o store in a cool place
2.
conservarse v pron

a) alimentos to keep

se conserva durante meses — it keeps for months

b) ( perdurar) restos/tradiciones to survive

c) persona (+ compl) to keep

se conserva ágil — she keeps herself in trim

está muy bien conservada — she's very well preserved

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= conserve, hold together, preserve, retain.

Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* conservar la delantera = keep + ahead.

* conservar la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hands in.

* conservar para la posteridad = pass on to + posterity.

* conservarse bien = keep + well.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.

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conservar [A1 ]

vt

1 (mantener, preservar) ‹alimentos› to preserve; ‹sabor/calor› to retain; ‹tradiciones/costumbres› to preserve

tenemos que aprender a conservar los recursos de la naturaleza we must learn to conserve natural resources

aún conserva algunos amigos de la infancia he still has o he has kept some friends from his childhood

conservo buenos recuerdos de aquella época I have good memories of that time

conservar la calma/el buen humor to keep calm, to keep* one's spirits up

un régimen para conservar la línea a diet to help you keep your shape

(+ compl): conserva intactas sus facultades mentales he is still in full possession of his mental faculties

todavía conserva vivos los ideales de su juventud she has kept alive the ideals of her youth

2 (guardar) ‹cartas/fotografías› to keep

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep o store in a cool place

■ conservarse

v pron

1 «alimentos» to keep

se conserva durante meses it keeps for months

2 (perdurar) to survive

aún se conservan algunos restos del palacio some remains of the palace still survive

tradiciones que se conservan en el sur traditions which still endure o survive in the south

3 «persona» (+ compl) to keep

se conserva ágil/joven she keeps herself in trim/young

está muy bien conservada she's very well preserved, she's very good for her age

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conservar ( conjugate conservar) verbo transitivo
a) (mantener, preservar) ‹ alimentos› to preserve;

‹sabor/calor› to retain;
‹tradiciones/costumbres› to preserve;
‹amigo/cargo› to keep;
‹ naturaleza› to conserve;
◊ conservo buenos recuerdos suyos I have good memories of him;

conservar la calma to keep calm;
conservar la línea to keep one's figure
b) ( guardar) ‹cartas/fotografías› to keep

conservarse verbo pronominal
a) [ alimentos] to keep

b) ( perdurar) [restos/tradiciones] to survive

c) [ persona] (+ compl) to keep;

◊ se conserva joven she keeps herself young;

está muy bien conservada she's very well preserved
conservar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to conserve, preserve
2 (mantener, guardar) to keep up, maintain: conservo en la memoria el sonido de su risa, the sound of his laughter is etched in my memory
3 (alimentos) to preserve
' conservar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- salvar
- salvarse
- adobar
- adobo
- guardar
- horma
- preservar
- salar
English:
clingfilm
- conserve
- keep
- maintain
- peace
- pickle
- preserve
- retain
- cherish
- hang
- hold
- up

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conservar

♦ vt

1. [mantener] [alimento] to preserve;
[amistad] to sustain, to keep up; [salud] to look after; [calor] to retain;
conservar algo en formol to preserve sth in formalin;

conserva su buen humor she keeps her spirits up;

conservaron el poder durante quince años they remained in power for fifteen years;

la ciudad todavía conserva la muralla medieval the city still has o retains its medieval wall

2. [guardar] [libros, cartas, secreto] to keep;

todavía conserva sus primeras zapatillas de ballet she still has her first ballet shoes;

consérvese en el frigorífico [en etiqueta] keep refrigerated

♦ See also the pronominal verb conservarse

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conservar

v/t

1 conserve

2 alimento preserve

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conservar vt

1) : to preserve

2) guardar: to keep, to conserve

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conservar vb

1. (guardar) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía conserva el vestido de novia she still keeps her wedding dress

2. (comida) to preserve

3. (calor) to retain

Spanish-English dictionary > conservar
13 suivre

suivre [syivʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to follow

• pars sans moi, je te suis go on without me and I'll follow

• si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'll just follow me

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

• suivre qn de près [garde du corps] to stick close to sb ; [voiture, coureur] to follow close behind sb

• faire suivre qn to have sb followed

• suivez le guide ! this way, please!

• cette préposition est toujours suivie de... this preposition is always followed by...

• il la suivit des yeux or du regard he followed her with his eyes

• le jour qui suivit son arrivée the day after he arrived

• ils ont suivi des voies bien différentes they have gone very different ways

• découpez en suivant le pointillé cut along the dotted line

• vous me suivez ? ( = vous me comprenez ?) do you follow me?

   b. ( = se conformer à) [+ exemple, mode, conseil, consigne] to follow

• suivre un régime to be on a diet

• il se leva et chacun suivit son exemple he stood up and everyone else followed suit

• on n'a pas voulu le suivre we didn't want to follow his advice

• tout le monde vous suivra everybody will back you up

• l'enquête suit son cours the inquiry is taking its course

• laisser la justice suivre son cours to let justice take its course

• suivre le mouvement to follow the crowd

• si les prix augmentent, les salaires doivent suivre if prices rise, salaries must do the same

   c. [étudiant] [+ classe, cours] ( = être inscrit à) to attend ; ( = être attentif à) to follow

   d. ( = observer l'évolution de) to follow

• suivre un malade/un élève to follow the progress of a patient/a pupil

• elle suit de près l'actualité she keeps up with the news

• il est suivi par un médecin he's seeing a doctor

• « à suivre » [feuilleton] "to be continued"

• (c'est une) affaire à suivre it's worth keeping an eye on

2. intransitive verb

   a. [élève] ( = être attentif) to pay attention ; ( = assimiler le programme) to keep up

• suivez avec votre voisin share with the person sitting next to you

• elle suit bien en physique she's doing well in physics

• je n'arrive pas à suivre en maths I can't keep up in maths

   b. ( = venir après) to follow

• lisez ce qui suit read what follows

• les personnes dont les noms suivent the following people

• faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded

• « faire suivre » (sur enveloppe) "please forward"

3. reflexive verb

► se suivre

   a. (dans une série) to follow each other

• ils se suivaient sur le sentier they were walking one behind the other along the path

• leurs enfants se suivent (de près) there's not much of an age difference between their children

   b. (dans le bon ordre) to be in order

• les pages ne se suivent pas the pages are not in order

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sɥivʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]

faire suivre quelqu'un — to have somebody followed

suivre quelqu'un dans le jardin — to follow somebody into the garden GB ou yard US

suivre quelqu'un de près/de loin — lit to follow somebody closely/at a distance

suivre de très près la voiture de tête — to be right behind the leading car

il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près — he died in June and she followed not long after

ta réputation t'a suivi jusqu'ici — your reputation has preceded you

suivez le guide! — this way, please!

2) ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to follow

le jour qui suivit — the next ou following day

lis ce qui suit — read on

‘à suivre’ — ‘to be continued’

3) ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]

indiquer (à quelqu'un) la route à suivre — to give (somebody) directions

quelle est la marche à suivre? — fig what is the best way to go about it?

suivre le droit chemin — fig to keep to the straight and narrow

lire en suivant (les lignes) du doigt dans son livre — to read with a finger under the line

4) ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, instinct]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]

décider de suivre un régime — to decide to go on a diet

5) ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]

suivre l'actualité — to keep up with the news

c'est une affaire à suivre — it's something worth watching

être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste — Médecine to be treated by a specialist

elle ne suit jamais en classe — she never pays attention in class

un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard — (colloq) hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names

6) ( assister à)

suivre un cours de cuisine — to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course

7) ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]

je vous suis — I'm with you

8) fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]

tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre — you're going too fast, I can't keep up

les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas — prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace

9) Commerce

suivre un article — to keep a line in stock

10) Sport to follow [something] through [ballon]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Postes

faire suivre son courrier — to have one's mail forwarded

(prière de) faire suivre — please forward

2) Jeux ( au poker)

je suis — I'm in

3.

se suivre verbe pronominal

1) ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; Jeux [cartes] to be consecutive

2) ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other

les deux frères se suivent de près — the two brothers are close in age

4.

verbe impersonnel

il suit — it follows (de from)

comme suit — as follows

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sɥivʀ
1. vt

1) (aller derrière) [personne] to follow

suivre qn jusqu'à chez lui — to follow sb home

Il m'a suivie jusque chez moi. — He followed me home.

suivre qn/qch des yeux — to follow sb/sth with one's eyes

2) (dans le temps) [semaines, mois] [événements] to follow

les semaines qui ont suivi les événements tragiques — the weeks following these tragic events

suivre son cours — to take its course, to follow its course

L'enquête suit son cours. — The inquiry is taking its course., The inquiry is following its course.

3) (= soutenir, imiter) [personne] to follow

4) (= comprendre) [personne, conversation, leçon] to follow

Vous me suivez ou est-ce que je parle trop vite? — Are you following me or am I going too fast?

5) [émission] (= regarder) to watch, (= écouter) to listen to

Je peux changer de chaîne ou tu suis cette émission? — Are you watching this programme or can I change the channel?, Are you following this programme or can I change the channel?

"à suivre" — "to be continued"

6) [actualité] to follow

J'aime suivre l'actualité. — I like to keep up with the news.

7) (= assister à) [cours] to do, to take

Je suis un cours d'anglais à la fac. — I'm doing an English course at college.

8) [traitement] to be having, to be undergoing

suivre un régime — to be on a diet

2. vi

1) [personne] to follow

2) [semaines, mois, années] to follow

dans les semaines qui suivirent — in the weeks that followed, in the following weeks

3)

faire suivre [courrier] — to forward

4) (= écouter) to pay attention

5) (= assimiler le programme) to keep up, to follow

Il n'arrive pas à suivre en maths. — He can't keep up in maths.

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suivre verb table: suivre

A vtr

1 ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]; suivez cette voiture! follow that car!; suivis de leur chien followed by their dog; j'ai l'impression qu'on me suit I think I'm being followed; un interprète le suit dans ses visites officielles an interpreter accompanies him on official visits; faire suivre qn to have sb followed; suivre qn en exil/dans le jardin to follow sb into exile/into the garden GB ou yard US; suivre qn de près/de loin lit to follow sb closely/at a distance; suivre de très près la voiture de tête Sport to be right behind the leading car; il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près he died in June and she followed not long after; il me suit partout [chien] he follows me everywhere; [sac] it goes everywhere with me; partez sans moi, je vous suis don't wait for me, I'll follow; suivre qn du regard to follow sb with one's eyes; ta réputation t'a suivi jusqu'ici your reputation has followed you; suivre un cerf à la trace to stalk a stag; suivez le guide! this way, please!;

2 ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to follow; le verbe suit le sujet the verb comes after ou follows the subject; suivit un long silence there followed a long silence; le film qui suivit the film that followed; le jour qui suivit the next ou following day; la répression qui suivit l'insurrection the clamp-down that followed the insurrection; comme nous le verrons dans l'exemple qui suit as we shall see in the following example; lis ce qui suit read on; ‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’;

3 ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]; ils ont suivi la même voie fig they followed the same path; indiquer (à qn) la route à suivre to give (sb) directions; quelle est la marche à suivre? fig what is the best way to go about it?; suivre le droit chemin fig to keep to the straight and narrow; lire en suivant (les lignes) du doigt dans son livre to read with a finger under the line; ⇒ bonhomme;

4 ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, conseil, règlement, mode, chef de file]; to follow [instinct, penchant]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]; suivre une recette/un traitement to follow a recipe/a course of treatment; décider de suivre un régime to decide to go on a diet; il suit/ne suit pas son régime he keeps to/doesn't keep to his diet; le dollar a chuté et la livre a suivi the dollar fell and the pound followed suit;

5 ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]; suivre un feuilleton à la télévision to watch a serial on TV; suivre l'actualité to keep up with the news; suivre les événements de très près to keep a close eye on developments, to watch developments closely; c'est une affaire à suivre it's something worth watching; être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste Méd to be treated by a specialist; elle ne suit jamais en classe she never pays attention in class; un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard○ hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names;

6 ( assister à) suivre un cours de cuisine to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course; suivre un stage de formation to be on a training course GB, to be in a training program US;

7 ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]; je vous suis I'm with you, I follow; je ne vous suis pas très bien I'm not quite with you, I don't quite follow; vous me suivez? are you with me?; je n'arrive pas à suivre ce qu'il dit I can't follow what he's saying;

8 fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]; tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre you're going too fast, I can't keep up; les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace; il ne suit pas bien en chimie Scol he's struggling to keep up in chemistry;

9 Comm suivre un article to keep a line in stock;

10 Sport to follow [sth] through [ballon].

B vi

1 Postes faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded; (prière de) faire suivre please forward;

2 Jeux ( au poker) je suis I'm in.

C se suivre vpr

1 ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; [cartes] Jeux to be consecutive; les numéros ne se suivent pas the numbers are not consecutive ou in order;

2 ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other; se suivre à quelques jours d'intervalle to happen within a few days; les deux frères se suivent de près the two brothers are close in age;

3 ( être cohérent) [argumentation, exposé] to be coherent; argumentation qui se suit en toute logique consistently logical line of argument.

D v impers il suit it follows (de from); d'où il suit que from which it follows that, it therefore follows that; comme suit as follows.

Idiome

suivre qn comme un caniche or mouton or toutou to trail around after sb like a little dog.

[sɥivr] verbe transitif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE, LE TEMPS]

1. [pour escorter, espionner, rattraper] to follow

les enfants suivaient leurs parents en courant the children were running behind their parents

suivez le guide this way (for the guided tour), please

la police les a suivis sur plusieurs kilomètres the police chased them for several kilometres

il l'a fait suivre par un détective privé he had her followed by a private detective

suivre quelqu'un de près

a. [généralement] to follow close behind somebody

b. [pour le protéger] to stick close to somebody

le coureur anglais, suivi de très près par le Belge the English runner, with the Belgian close on his heels

suivre la piste de quelqu'un to follow somebody's trail

suivre quelqu'un à la trace to follow somebody's tracks

suivre quelqu'un comme son ombre to follow somebody like a shadow

suivre quelqu'un des yeux ou du regard to follow somebody with one's eyes

il suivait des yeux ses moindres gestes he was watching her every move

certaines personnes, suivez mon regard, n'ont pas fait leur travail certain people, who shall be ou remain nameless, haven't done their work

(en usage absolu)

marche moins vite, je ne peux pas suivre slow down, I can't keep up

ils ne suivent plus they're not behind (us) any more

2. [se dérouler après] to follow (on from), to come after

la réunion sera suivie d'une collation refreshments will be served after the meeting

(en usage absolu)

le jour qui suivit (the) next day, the following day

(tournure impersonnelle)

il suit de votre déclaration que le témoin ment it follows from your statement that the witness is lying

3. [être placé après] to follow, to come after

votre nom suit le mien sur la liste your name is right after mine on the list

les conjonctions toujours suivies du subjonctif the conjunctions always followed by ou that always govern the subjunctive

(en usage absolu)

suit un résumé du roman précédent then comes a summary of the previous novel

dans les pages qui suivent in the following pages

B.[ADOPTER, OBÉIR À]

1. [emprunter - itinéraire, rue] to follow

2. [longer - à pied] to walk along ; [ - en voiture] to drive along ; [ - en bateau] to sail along

la route suit la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres the road runs along ou follows (the course of) the river for several kilometres

le circuit suit ce tracé here is the outline of the course

découper en suivant les pointillés cut along the dotted line

3. [se soumettre à - traitement] to undergo

suivre des cours de cuisine to attend a cookery course

suivre un régime to be on a diet

4. [se conformer à - conseil, personne, instructions] to follow

[règlement] to comply with (inseparable)

vous n'avez qu'à suivre les panneaux just follow the signs

son exemple n'est pas à suivre he's not a good example

je préfère suivre mon idée I prefer to do it my way

suivre le mouvement (familier) to (just) go ou tag along with the crowd

(en usage absolu)

la majorité n'a pas suivi the majority didn't follow

5. CARTES

je suis I'm in

6. COMMERCE [stocker] to stock

[produire] to produce

C.

1. [observer - carrière, progrès, feuilleton] to follow ; [ - actualité] to keep up with (inseparable)

il suit le feuilleton à la radio tous les jours he tunes in to the serial every day

2. [se concentrer sur - exposé, messe] to listen to (inseparable), to pay attention to

maintenant, suivez-moi bien now, listen to me carefully ou pay close attention

suis bien mes gestes watch my gestures closely

(en usage absolu)

encore un qui ne suivait pas! [distrait] so, someone else wasn't paying attention!

je vais suivre avec Pierre [sur son livre] I'll share Pierre's book

3. [comprendre - explications, raisonnement] to follow

je ne te suis plus I'm not with you any more

4. [s'occuper de - dossier, commande] to deal with (inseparable) ; [ - élève] to follow the progress of

elle suit ses patients de près she follows her patients' progress closely

je suis suivie par un très bon médecin I'm with ou under a very good doctor

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[sɥivr] verbe intransitif

1. ÉDUCATION [assimiler le programme] to keep up

il a du mal à suivre en physique he's having difficulty keeping up in physics

2. [être acheminé après]

‘lettre suit’ ‘will write soon, letter follows’

faire suivre [lettre] to forward, to send on

faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded

3. [être ci-après] to follow

sont reçus les candidats dont les noms suivent the names of the successful candidates are as follows

procéder comme suit proceed as follows

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se suivre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [être l'un derrière l'autre - personnes, lettres] to follow one another

par temps de brouillard, ne vous suivez pas de trop près in foggy conditions, keep your distance (from other vehicles)

les trois coureurs se suivent de très près the three runners are very close behind one another ou are tightly bunched

2. [être dans l'ordre - pages] to be in the right order, to follow on from one another

3. [se succéder dans le temps]

les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent pas (proverbe) who knows what tomorrow holds (locution), every day is a new beginning ou dawn

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à suivre locution adjectivale

c'est une affaire à suivre it's something we should keep an eye on

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à suivre locution adverbiale

‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > suivre
14 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

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- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep up

English-Italian dictionary > keep *****
15 seguido

adj.

continuous, back-to-back, successive, consecutive.

adv.

frequently.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: seguir.

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seguido

► adverbio

1 straight

■ todo seguido straight on, straight ahead

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seguido

► participio pasado

1→ link=seguir seguir

► adjetivo

1 (continuo) continuous

2 (consecutivo) consecutive, successive

■ cuatro victorias seguidas four consecutive wins

■ dos días seguidos two days running, two days in a row

3 (en línea recta) straight, direct

► adverbio seguido

1 straight

■ todo seguido straight on, straight ahead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de seguida (seguidamente) without a break 2 (enseguida) at once, immediately, right away

en seguida at once, immediately, straight away

■ vete en seguida a casa go home straight away

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1. (f. - seguida)
adj.

1) consecutive

2) straight

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- en seguida
2. adv.
straight

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1. ADJ

1) [línea] continuous, unbroken

una fila seguida de casas — a row of terraced houses

2)

seguidos: cinco días seguidos — (=ininterrumpidos) five days running, five days in a row

tres blancos seguidos — three bull's-eyes in a row, three consecutive bull's-eyes

llevo dos horas seguidas esperándote — I've been waiting for you for two whole o solid hours

tuvo los niños muy seguidos — she had all her children one after the other

3)

seguido de algo/algn — followed by sth/sb

llegó el ministro seguido de sus colaboradores — the minister arrived, followed by his staff

2. ADV

1) (=directo) straight on

vaya todo seguido — just keep going straight on

continúe por aquí seguido — go straight on past here

2) (=detrás)

ese coche iba primero y seguido el mío — that car was in front and mine was immediately behind it

3) LAm (=a menudo) often

le gusta visitarnos seguido — she likes to visit us often

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I
- da adjetivo consecutive

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos — she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre — she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas — the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos — three buses went by one after the other

seguido DE algo/alguien — followed by something/somebody
II
adverbio

1) (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido — go straight on o straight ahead

2) (AmL) ( a menudo) often

viene seguido a visitarnos — he often comes to visit us

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= in a row, back-to-back.

Ex. The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

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* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* en seguida = forthwith, thereupon [thereon], promptly.

* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.

* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.

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I
- da adjetivo consecutive

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos — she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre — she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas — the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos — three buses went by one after the other

seguido DE algo/alguien — followed by something/somebody
II
adverbio

1) (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido — go straight on o straight ahead

2) (AmL) ( a menudo) often

viene seguido a visitarnos — he often comes to visit us

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= in a row, back-to-back.

Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* en seguida = forthwith, thereupon [thereon], promptly.

* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.

* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.

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seguido¹ -da

adjective

consecutive

ocurrió en tres visitas seguidas it happened on three consecutive visits

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos she hasn't been to school for three days, she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos three buses went by one after the other o in quick succession

le hicieron dos operaciones seguidas he had two operations in quick succession o one right after the other

seguido DE algo/algn followed BY sth/sb

seguido de Barcelona con 27 puntos followed by Barcelona with 27 points

seguido²

adverb

A (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido go straight on o straight ahead

B ( AmL) (a menudo) often

últimamente voy más seguido I've been going more often lately

viene seguido a visitarnos he often comes to visit us, he comes to visit us frequently o regularly

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Del verbo seguir: ( conjugate seguir)

seguido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
seguido
seguir
seguido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

consecutive, in a row;
faltó tres días seguidos she was absent three days running o in a row;
pasaron tres autobuses seguidos three buses went by one after the other;
seguido DE algo/algn followed by sth/sb
seguido 2 adverbio
1 (recto, sin desviarse) straight on;
◊ vaya todo seguido go straight on

2 (AmL) ( a menudo) often
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguido she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguido los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguido she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguido de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguido adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguidoé haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin interrupción) continuous: estuvo hablando durante tres horas seguidas, she was talking non-stop for three whole hours
2 (uno tras otro) consecutive: he ido al cine cuatro fines de semana seguidos, I have been to the cinema four weekends in a row
se bebió tres vasos de agua seguidos, she drank three glasses of water one after the other
II seguido adverbio straight
todo seguido, straight on, straight ahead
seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acto
- como
- hasta
- poner
- renglón
- seguida
- en
- estar
- se
- ser
- tal
English:
admit
- afterwards
- appreciate
- averse
- avoid
- catch
- consider
- delay
- deny
- detest
- enjoy
- escape
- expect
- finish
- give up
- hope
- imagine
- intend
- invite
- keep
- look forward to
- love
- manage
- mean
- must
- need
- object
- opposed
- practice
- practise
- promise
- put off
- recollect
- refuse
- risk
- study
- want
- worth
- running
- solid

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seguido, -a

♦ adj

1. [consecutivo] consecutive;

diez años seguidos ten years in a row;

llamó a la puerta cinco veces seguidas she knocked at the door five times;

llegaron los tres seguidos the three of them arrived one after the other

2. [sin interrupción] continuous;

llevan reunidos cuatro horas seguidas they've been in the meeting for four hours without a break o for four solid hours;

ha nevado durante dos semanas seguidas it's been snowing for two weeks solid;

viajaron durante todo el día seguido they travelled the whole day without a break

3. [inmediatamente después]
seguido de followed by;

sopa, seguida de carne soup, followed by meat

♦ adv

1. [sin interrupción] continuously

2. [en línea recta] straight on;

todo seguido straight on o ahead;

por ahí seguido llegarás a la autopista go straight on o ahead and you'll get to the Br motorway o US highway

3. Am [a menudo] often

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seguido

I adj

1 consecutive, successive;

de seguido in a row, one after another

2 ( recto)

:

ir todo seguido go straight on

II adv L.Am.

often, frequently

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seguido adv

1) recto: straight, straight ahead

2) : often, frequently

seguido, -da adj

1) consecutivo: consecutive, successive

tres días seguidos: three days in a row

2) : straight, unbroken

3)

seguido por or

seguido de : followed by

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seguido adj

1. (consecutivo) running / in a row

ha ocurrido cuatro días seguidos it's happened four days running

trabaja seis horas seguidas she works six hours without a break

2. (acompañado) followed

entró el presidente, seguido por el alcalde the president entered, followed by the mayor

en seguida at once / immediately

Spanish-English dictionary > seguido
16 seguido

Del verbo seguir: ( conjugate seguir) \ \
seguido es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: seguido seguir
seguido 1

◊ -da adjetivo
consecutive, in a row; faltó tres días seguidos she was absent three days running o in a row; pasaron tres autobuses seguidos three buses went by one after the other; seguido DE algo/algn followed by sth/sb
seguido 2 adverbio 1 (recto, sin desviarse) straight on;
◊ vaya todo seguido go straight on
2 (AmL) ( a menudo) often
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguido she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;
la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way); la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course 3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/métodoadición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguido los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;
‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take
5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguido she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;
siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;
seguido de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;
resolvieron seguido adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please
2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;
espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well; sigue soltera she's still single; si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this … 3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue; [ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;
seguidoé haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way 4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;
el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin interrupción) continuous: estuvo hablando durante tres horas seguidas, she was talking non-stop for three whole hours
2 (uno tras otro) consecutive: he ido al cine cuatro fines de semana seguidos, I have been to the cinema four weekends in a row
se bebió tres vasos de agua seguidos, she drank three glasses of water one after the other
II seguido adverbio straight
todo seguido, straight on, straight ahead
seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank ' seguido' also found in these entries: Spanish: acto - como - hasta - poner - renglón - seguida - en - estar - se - ser - tal English: admit - afterwards - appreciate - averse - avoid - catch - consider - delay - deny - detest - enjoy - escape - expect - finish - give up - hope - imagine - intend - invite - keep - look forward to - love - manage - mean - must - need - object - opposed - practice - practise - promise - put off - recollect - refuse - risk - study - want - worth - running - solid

English-spanish dictionary > seguido
17 siga

intj.

go right ahead.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: seguir.

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SF Cono Sur pursuit

ir a la siga de algo — to chase after sth

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sigas, etc see seguir

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sigas, etc see seguir

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siga¹

feminine

( Chi fam)

a la siga in hot pursuit

siga², sigas, etc

seguir

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Del verbo seguir: ( conjugate seguir)

siga es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
seguir
siga
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo siga she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ siga los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo siga she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

siga de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron siga adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

sigaé haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

siga,
◊ sigas, etc see seguir

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank

' siga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prodigio
- recta
- recto
- curso
- derecho
- seguir
English:
ahead
- nature
- keep

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siga etc ver seguir

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siga

vb → seguir

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siga, sigue, etc. seguir

Spanish-English dictionary > siga
18 sigo

sigo

► presente indicativo

1→ link=seguir seguir

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sigue, etc see seguir

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sigue, etc see seguir

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sigo, sigue, etc

seguir

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Del verbo seguir: ( conjugate seguir)

sigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
seguir
sigo
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo sigo she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ sigo los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo sigo she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

sigo de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron sigo adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

sigoé haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

sigo,
◊ sigue, etc see seguir

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank

' sigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seguir
- sin
English:
still
- wise
- follow

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sigo etc ver seguir

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sigo

vb → seguir

Spanish-English dictionary > sigo
19 conservarse

conservarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (tradición etc) to survive

2 figurado (mantenerse) to keep well

■ tu padre se conserva muy bien your father looks good for his age

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VPR

1) [tradición, costumbre, ruinas] to survive

los alimentos se conservan mejor en la nevera — food keeps better in a fridge

se han conservado intactos en el ámbar — they have been preserved intact in the amber

aquel hecho todavía se conserva en la memoria británica — that fact is still fresh in the British memory o is still remembered in Britain

2) [persona]

¡qué bien se conserva! — he looks very well for his age!, he's very well-preserved hum

se conserva muy joven para su edad — she keeps herself looking young

se conserva en forma — he keeps himself fit o in shape

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■conservarse verbo reflexivo
1 (pervivir) to survive
2 (mantener aspecto joven) se conserva muy mal, she looks very old
' conservarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantenerse
- conservar
English:
keep
- wear

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vpr

1. [alimento] to keep;

si lo metes en el frigorífico se conservará perfectamente if you put it in the fridge it will keep perfectly well

2. [persona]
se conserva bien he's doing o Br keeping well;

se conserva muy joven she keeps herself looking very young

3. [subsistir] to survive;

no se conserva ningún escrito de esa época there are no surviving documents from that time, no document has survived from that time

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conservarse

v/r

1 de costumbres, edificio etc survive, remain

2 de fruta keep

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conservarse vb to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

el ejercicio ayuda a la gente a conservarse exercise helps people to keep fit

consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

Spanish-English dictionary > conservarse
20 seguir

seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;
la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way); la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course 3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/métodoadición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;
‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take
5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;
siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;
seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;
resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please
2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;
espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well; sigue soltera she's still single; si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this … 3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue; [ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;
seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way 4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;
el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank ' seguir' also found in these entries: Spanish: atorarse - continuar - escala - golpe - impulsar - juego - profesar - rastrear - ritmo - sino - suceder - trece - adelante - bordear - camino - cauce - cerca - línea - llevar - moda - paso - perro - racha - separar - siga - sigo - trazar - ver English: act on - advice - along - carry on - closely - continue - despite - ensue - fight on - follow - follow up - forge - get on - go ahead - go on - go through with - hope - hotly - keep - keep on - lead - march on - monitor - move on - obey - pick up - play on - play upon - practice - practise - press ahead - proceed - pursue - push ahead - push on - rattle on - reasoning - run on - send on - shadow - soldier on - stalk - stand - stay out - struggle on - succeed - tail - take - track - trail

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