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1 sustaining wall
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2 sustain
transitive verb1) (withstand) widerstehen (+ Dat.) [Druck]; standhalten (+ Dat.) [Angriff]; tragen [Gewicht]3) (suffer) erleiden [Niederlage, Verlust, Verletzung]4) (maintain) bestreiten [Unterhaltung]; bewahren [Interesse]* * *[sə'stein]2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) aufrecht halten* * *sus·tain[səˈsteɪn]vtto \sustain damages Schäden erleiden [o davontragen]; object beschädigt werdento \sustain injuries/losses Verletzungen/Verluste erleiden2. (maintain)▪ to \sustain sth etw aufrechterhaltenthe economy looks set to \sustain its growth next year es sieht so aus, als würde das Wirtschaftswachstum im nächsten Jahr anhalten3. (keep alive)▪ to \sustain sb/sth jdn/etw [am Leben] erhaltento \sustain a family eine Familie unterhalten [o versorgen4. (support emotionally)▪ to \sustain sb jdn unterstützen, jdm [unterstützend] helfen▪ to \sustain sth etw zulassenobjection \sustained! Einspruch stattgegeben!to \sustain a case against sb jdn anklagen6. MUSto \sustain a note eine Note halten7. COMPUT* * *[sə'steɪn]vt1) (= support) load, weight aushalten, tragen; life erhalten; family unterhalten; charity unterstützen; (= nourish) body bei Kräften haltennot enough to sustain life — nicht genug zum Leben
his love has sustained her over the years — seine Liebe hat ihr über die Jahre hinweg viel Kraft gegeben
2) (= keep going, maintain) pretence, argument, theory, effort, veto, interest, support aufrechterhalten; growth, position beibehalten; (MUS) note (aus)halten; (THEAT) accent, characterization durchhalten; (JUR) objection stattgeben (+dat)See:→ also academic.ru/72485/sustained">sustained3) (= receive) injury, damage, loss erleiden* * *sustain [səˈsteın] v/t1. stützen, tragen:sustaining wall Stützmauer f2. Druck etc aushalten3. fig aushalten, ertragen:sustain comparison den Vergleich aushalten, einem Vergleich standhalten;sustain an attack einem Angriff standhalten;be able to sustain sth einer Sache gewachsen sein4. eine Niederlage, einen Verlust etc erleiden, Verletzungen etc auch davontragensustaining member förderndes Mitglied;b) jemanden betreuenc) eine Institution unterhalten8. jemanden oder jemandes Forderung unterstützen10. eine Theorie etc bestätigen, erhärten, rechtfertigensustaining pedal Fortepedal n, rechtes Pedal* * *transitive verb1) (withstand) widerstehen (+ Dat.) [Druck]; standhalten (+ Dat.) [Angriff]; tragen [Gewicht]2) (support, uphold) aufrechterhalten3) (suffer) erleiden [Niederlage, Verlust, Verletzung]4) (maintain) bestreiten [Unterhaltung]; bewahren [Interesse]* * *v.Kraft geben ausdr.aushalten v.erleiden v.ertragen v.standhalten v.stützen v.tragen v.(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen)unterstützen v.
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