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sustain [sə'steɪn](a) (maintain, keep up → conversation) entretenir; (→ effort, attack, pressure) soutenir, maintenir; (→ someone's interest) maintenir;∎ if the present level of economic growth is sustained si le niveau actuel de croissance économique est maintenu(b) (support physically) soutenir, supporter;∎ steel girders sustain the weight of the bridge le pont est soutenu par des poutres en acier(c) (support morally) soutenir;∎ it was only their belief in God that sustained them seule leur croyance en Dieu les a soutenus∎ they had only dried fruit and water to sustain them ils n'avaient que des fruits secs et de l'eau pour subsister;∎ one meal a day is not enough to sustain you l'homme a besoin pour vivre de plus d'un repas par jour;∎ a planet capable of sustaining life une planète capable de maintenir la vie∎ to sustain an injury recevoir une blessure, être blessé;∎ the man sustained a serious blow to the head l'homme a été grièvement atteint à la tête(g) (withstand) supporter;∎ her fragile condition will not sustain another shock étant donné la fragilité de son état, elle ne supportera pas un nouveau choc∎ the court refused to sustain the motion le tribunal refusa d'admettre ou d'accorder la requête;∎ objection sustained objection admise;∎ the court sustained her claim le tribunal lui accorda gain de cause(i) (corroborate → assertion, theory, charge) corroborer -
4 sustain
sustain [səsˈteɪn]b. ( = suffer) [+ attack, loss, damage] subir ; [+ injury] recevoir* * *[sə'steɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( maintain) gen maintenir; poursuivre [war, policy]2) Music soutenir3) ( provide strength) ( physically) donner des forces à; ( morally) soutenir4) ( support) soutenir5) ( suffer) recevoir [injury]; éprouver [loss]; subir, essuyer [defeat, damage]6) Law faire droit à [claim]; admettre [objection]2.sustained past participle adjective gen soutenu; [applause, period] prolongé; Music tenu -
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A vtr1 ( maintain) maintenir [interest, mood, growth, success, quality] ; poursuivre [campaign, war, policy] ;2 Mus soutenir, tenir [note] ;5 ( suffer) recevoir [injury, blow, burn] ; éprouver [loss] ; subir, essuyer [defeat] ; to sustain severe damage subir d'importants dégâts ;6 ( bear) supporter [weight] ;7 Jur ( uphold) faire droit à [claim] ; admettre [objection] ; objection sustained! objection accordée! -
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relentless [rɪ'lentlɪs](a) (merciless) implacable, impitoyable(b) (sustained → activity, effort) acharné, opiniâtre; (→ noise) ininterrompu; (→ rain) incessant; (→ pain) tenace; (→ advance) inexorable
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