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1 sostener
v.1 to support, to hold up.sostenme esto, por favor hold this for me, pleaseLa columna sostiene la pared The column supports the wall.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.2 to defend (defender) (idea, opinión, tesis).sostener que… to maintain that…3 to support.4 to hold, to have (tener) (conversación).sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with somebody5 to sustain.La organización sostiene a María The organization sustains Mary.6 to maintain to.Ella sostiene tener crédito She maintains to have a credit.7 to claim to, to hold to.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.Ella sostuvo ser la heredera She claimed to be the heiress.* * *1 (mantener firme) to support, hold up2 (sujetar) to hold4 figurado (soportar) to endure, bear, put up with5 figurado (defender) to defend, uphold7 figurado (alimentar) to support, keep8 figurado (velocidad, correspondencia, relación, etc) to keep up, maintain1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up2 (permanecer) to stay, remain\sostener la palabra figurado to keep one's wordsostener una conversación figurado to hold a conversationsostener la mirada a alguien figurado to stare somebody out* * *verb1) to support2) hold3) defend, uphold4) maintain, sustain•* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar)a) [en las manos, los brazos] to hold¡sostén esto un momentito! — hold this a minute!
yo llevaba las cajas mientras él me sostenía la puerta — I carried the boxes while he held the door open for me
b) [en pie] [+ construcción, edificio, techo] to hold up, supportlos pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge
las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me
entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends
c) (=soportar) [+ peso, carga] to bear, carry, sustain frm2) (=proporcionar apoyo a)a) [económicamente] to supportalgunas de las alternativas sugeridas para sostener al club — some of the alternatives suggested to keep the club going
b) (=alimentar) to support, sustain frmla tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone
c) [moralmente] to supportuna mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power
3) (=mantener)a) [+ opinión] to holdsostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view
no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement
la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds
sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent
b) [+ situación] to maintain, keep upno podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking
los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment
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sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze4) (=tener) [+ conversación, enfrentamiento, polémica] to have[+ reunión, audiencia]sostuvo recientemente un enfrentamiento con el presidente — he recently had a clash with the president
5) (Mús) [+ nota] to hold, sustain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *sostener11 = sustain, balance, hold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held.Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.sostener22 = be + Posesivo + contention, contend, submit, uphold, underpin, hold, maintain.Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.* sostener la opinión = argue.* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* * *vtA (apoyar)1 ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support; ‹carga/peso› to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos it needed both of them to support him o hold him o prop him up2 (en un estado) to keeplas fuerzas que lo sostuvieron en el poder the forces which kept him in powerlo único que la sostiene es la fuerza de voluntad it's sheer willpower that's keeping her going3 (sustentar) ‹familia› to support, maintainB (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹paquete› to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you o I'll keep hold of yousostén la puerta hold the door openponte un pasador para sostener el pelo put a barrette ( AmE) o ( BrE) slide in your hair to keep it in place ( o up etc)C ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to havesostuvieron una acalorada discusión they had a heated discussionno he sostenido nunca una relación duradera I've never had a lasting relationshipla polémica que sostiene con Godoy the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in o that he is carrying on with GodoyD1 (opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que … I have always maintained o held that …2 ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back upno tienes pruebas para sostener esa afirmación you don't have any proof to back up o support that statementE1 ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustainla miró y ella sostuvo su mirada he looked at her and she held his gaze2 ( Mús) ‹nota› to hold, sustainA1(no caerse): la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up o stands up without supportestaba tan débil que apenas se sostenía en pie he was so weak that he could hardly standla planta ya no se sostiene the plant doesn't stand up on its own o can't support itself any more2 (en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder a pesar de la crisis she managed to stay o remain in power despite the crisisla economía se ha sostenido firme the economy has held o stood firmse sostuvo en su negativa he kept o stuck firmly to his refusalB(sustentarse): apenas puede sostenerse con lo que gana he can hardly support himself on what he earnsse sostiene a base de zumos y de leche she lives on o survives on fruit juice and milk* * *
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
‹carga/peso› to bear
2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
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sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):
apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
' sostener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- mantener
- mirada
- sujetarse
- aguantar
- sostuve
- sujetar
- tener
English:
allege
- argue
- bolster
- contend
- hold up
- submit
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- hold
- prop
* * *♦ vt1. [sujetar] [edificio, estructura, lo que se tambalea] to support, to hold up;[objeto, puerta, bebé] to hold;cuatro columnas sostienen todo el peso de la cúpula four columns take o support the entire weight of the dome;sosténgame esto, por favor hold this for me, please;si no nos llegan a sostener nos hubiéramos peleado if they hadn't held us back, we'd have started fighting;sólo les sostiene su inquebrantable optimismo the only thing that keeps them going is their unshakeable optimism2. [dar manutención a, sustentar] to support3. [mantener] [idea, opinión, tesis] to defend;[promesa, palabra] to keep;sostienen su oferta/invitación their offer/invitation still stands;sostener que… to maintain that…4. [tener] [conversación] to have;[reunión, negociaciones] to hold, to have;sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;durante semanas sostuvo una agria polémica he was involved in a bitter dispute which lasted several weeks5. Fig [aguantar]el corredor no podía sostener aquel ritmo de carrera the athlete couldn't keep up with the pace of the race;era una situación imposible de sostener the situation was untenable;le sostuve la mirada I held her gaze* * *I v/t1 familia support2 opinión hold* * *sostener {80} vt1) : to support, to hold up2) : to holdsostenme la puerta: hold the door for mesostener una conversación: to hold a conversation3) : to sustain, to maintain* * *sostener vb2. (aguantar) to support3. (afirmar, mantener) to maintain -
2 sostener
• adduce• maintain• prop up• steady• uphold -
3 sostener la mirada a alguien
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4 sostener la palabra
figurado to keep one's word -
5 sostener un diálogo para besugos
figurado to talk at cross purposesSpanish-English dictionary > sostener un diálogo para besugos
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6 sostener una conversación
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7 sostener una tesis
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8 sostener la opinión
(v.) = argueEx. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.* * *(v.) = argueEx: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
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9 sostener un punto de vista
(v.) = assert + view, hold + point of viewEx. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. This example does tend to reinforce the point of view held by many writers that what we are facing is a publication explosion rather than an information explosion.* * *(v.) = assert + view, hold + point of viewEx: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
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10 sostener una opinión
(v.) = hold + view, hold + opinionEx. The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.* * *(v.) = hold + view, hold + opinionEx: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed. -
11 sostener con el mentón
• hold with a headband• hold without bail -
12 sostener con las manos juntas
• hold course• hold dearDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sostener con las manos juntas
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13 sostener con pilares
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14 sostener con pilotes
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15 sostener con una redecilla
• hold water• hold with a headbandDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sostener con una redecilla
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16 sostener la objeción
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17 sostener la opinión
• hold the line• hold the opinion that -
18 sostener la opinión que
• argue that• consider that• hold the line on• hold the position ofDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sostener la opinión que
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19 sostener los cargos
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20 sostener que
• argue that• maintain that• stand to it that
См. также в других словарях:
sostener — verbo transitivo 1. Mantener (una persona o una cosa) sujeta o firme [a una persona o una cosa]: Las vigas sostienen el techo. Sostén en brazos al niño un momento, que voy a buscar el coche. Sinónimo: sujetar. 2 … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
sostener — (Del lat. sustinēre). 1. tr. Sustentar, mantener firme algo. U. t. c. prnl.) 2. Sustentar o defender una proposición. 3. Sufrir, tolerar. Sostener los trabajos. 4. Prestar apoyo, dar aliento o auxilio. 5. Dar a alguien lo necesario para su… … Diccionario de la lengua española
sostener — Se conjuga como: retener Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: sostener sosteniendo sostenido Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. sostengo sostienes sostiene… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
sostener — sostener(se) ‘Sustentar(se)’. Verbo irregular: se conjuga como tener (→ apéndice 1, n.º 57). El imperativo singular es sostén (tú) y sostené (vos), y no ⊕ sostiene … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
sostener — v tr (Se conjuga como tener, l2a) 1 Coger algo o a alguien con las manos para que no se caiga o poner alguna cosa que lo cargue o en la que se apoye: sostener a un anciano, sostener la bolsa, sostener un techo, sostener una escalera 2 Continuar… … Español en México
sostener — (Del lat. sustinere.) ► verbo transitivo/ pronominal 1 Mantener una cosa sujeta o firme: ■ los andamios se sostuvieron a pesar del fuerte viento. SE CONJUGA COMO tener 2 Mantener una persona una proposición o una opinión: ■ se sostenía en su… … Enciclopedia Universal
sostener — {{#}}{{LM S36396}}{{〓}} {{ConjS36396}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynS37302}} {{[}}sostener{{]}} ‹sos·te·ner› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Mantener firme evitando que caiga o se tuerza: • Las vigas sostienen el techo. El niño ya se sostiene solo.{{○}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
sostener — Debe evitarse su uso como sinónimo de mantener, tener o celebrar (reuniones, entrevistas, etc.) … Diccionario español de neologismos
sostener — (v) (Básico) soportar algo pesado evitando que se caiga; mantener una posición adecuada Ejemplos: Mi primo tiene solo doce meses, pero ya se sostiene solo. Su abuela se sostenía con un bastón. Sinónimos: sustentar … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
sostener(se) — Sinónimos: ■ sustentar, sujetar, soportar, agarrar, apoyar, aguantar, mantener, cargar, equilibrar, reforzar, consolidar ■ alimentar, mantener, costear, pagar, proteger, amparar, respaldar, defender, favorecer, secundar, patrocinar … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
sostener — transitivo y pronominal 1) aguantar, sujetar*, sustentar, apoyar, apuntalar, mantener, afirmar. transitivo 2) proteger, defender*, amparar. 3) … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos