to keep somebody waiting

hacer esperar a alguien

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

13) (detain) festhalten

14) (restrain, prevent)

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

16) (conceal)

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

2)

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

- 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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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

- keeper

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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

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

▶ 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

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

▶ how are you \keeping? BRIT wie geht's dir so?

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keep [kiːp]

A s

1. (Lebens)Unterhalt m:

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;

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;

a) in schlechtem Zustand,

b) ungepflegt; → well-kept 1

11. eine Ware führen:

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):

18. Vorschriften etc beachten, einhalten, befolgen:

keep Sundays die Sonntage einhalten

19. obs ein Fest begehen, feiern:

20. ernähren, er-, unterhalten, sorgen für:

have a family to keep eine Familie ernähren müssen;

keep sb in money jemanden mit Geld versorgen;

keep sb in food für jemandes Ernährung sorgen, jemanden 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;

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) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

13) (detain) festhalten

14) (restrain, prevent)

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

16) (conceal)

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

2)

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

- 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

* * *

= aufbewahren v.

aufhalten v.

behalten v.

halten v.

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

- keeper

keep¹ n manutención

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

2. guardar / tener

3. entretener / retener

4. quedarse / permanecer

5. mantener

6. seguir / continuar

7. conservarse / durar

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

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

\

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

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

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

b) (look after, reserve)

2) ( store) guardar

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

b) ( maintain)

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

b) ( detain)

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

b) ( repeatedly)

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

•

- 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

1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

3) (=have ready)

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

5) (=house)

6) (=detain) tener

7) (=delay) entretener

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

9) (=stock) tener

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

12) (=not divulge)

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

c) + -ing

14) (=hold)

15) (=prevent)

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

17)

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

b) with preposition/adverb

2)

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

6) * (talking about health)

7) (=avoid)

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

- 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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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

b) (look after, reserve)

2) ( store) guardar

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

b) ( maintain)

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

b) ( detain)

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

b) ( repeatedly)

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

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- 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

keep [ki:p]

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2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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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

• keep away from the fire ne t'approche pas du feu

2. separable transitive verb

• the police kept the crowds away la police a empêché la foule de s'approcher► keep back

1. intransitive verb

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

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

• "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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1) ( maintenance) pension f

2) Architecture donjon m

transitive verb (prét, pp kept)

1) ( cause to remain)

2) ( detain) retenir

3) ( retain) garder

4) ( have and look after) tenir [shop]; avoir [dog]; élever [chickens]

5) ( sustain)

6) ( store) mettre, ranger

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)

11) ( prevent)

12) ( observe) tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]; célébrer [occasion]; observer [commandments]

13) Music

14) ( maintain) entretenir [car, house]

intransitive verb (prét, pp kept)

1) ( continue)

2) ( remain)

3) ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder

4) ( wait) [news, business] attendre

5) ( in health)

for keeps adverbial phrase pour de bon, pour toujours

- 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

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[ki:p]

keep in не выпускать; заставлять сидеть дома (больного); to be kept in быть оставленным после уроков, без обеда (о школьнике) keep иметь в продаже; do they keep postcards here? здесь продаются открытки? keep содержание, пища, прокорм; to earn one's keep заработать на пропитание for keeps разг. навсегда; окончательно; he is here for keeps он здесь прочно обосновался for keeps совершенно he can't keep down his food его все время рвет; keep from удерживать(ся), воздерживаться от (чего-л.) for keeps разг. навсегда; окончательно; he is here for keeps он здесь прочно обосновался keep at делать (что-л.) с упорством, настойчиво; he kept hard at work for a week он упорно работал целую неделю what kept you from doing it? почему вы этого не сделали?; he kept his anxiety from showing он старался не выдать своего волнения keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу keep back скрывать; he kept the news back он утаил эту новость keep on сохранять в прежнем положении; he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу in good (in low) keep в хорошем (в плохом) состоянии keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать keep беречь keep вести (дневник, счета, книги и т. п.) keep вести счета keep главная башня (средневекового замка) keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.) keep держать keep склад. держать keep держаться, сохраняться, оставаться (в определенном положении) keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели keep держаться keep разг. жить; where do you keep? где вы обретаетесь? keep задерживать; to keep the children after school задерживать учеников после занятий keep запас корма для скота keep иметь в продаже; do they keep postcards here? здесь продаются открытки? keep иметь в продаже keep иметь в услужении, в распоряжении; to keep a cook иметь повара keep тех. контрбукса keep обеспечивать keep оставаться keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep поддерживать keep праздновать, справлять; to keep one's birthday справлять день рождения keep разг. проводить занятия; функционировать; работать (об учреждении); school keeps today сегодня в школе есть занятия keep продолжать keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep с последующим сложным дополнением означает заставлять (что-л. делать); he kept me waiting он заставил меня ждать; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу keep сдерживать; to keep (in) one's feelings сдерживать свои чувства keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете keep скрывать, утаивать keep соблюдать (правило, договор и т. п.), сдержать (слово, обещание); повиноваться (закону) keep соблюдать (правило, договор), сдержать (слово), повиноваться (закону) keep содержание, пища, прокорм; to earn one's keep заработать на пропитание keep содержать, обеспечивать; to keep a family содержать семью keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад keep содержать, иметь keep сем.право содержать keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать keep управлять, вести; to keep house вести хозяйство keep управлять, вести keep хранить, сохранять, беречь keep хранить; сохранять; беречь keep хранить keeping: keep pres. p. от keep keep иметь в услужении, в распоряжении; to keep a cook иметь повара keep содержать, обеспечивать; to keep a family содержать семью keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете secret: keep тайна, секрет; to be in the secret быть посвященным в тайну; to keep a secret сохранять тайну; an open secret = секрет полишинеля keep содержать, иметь; to keep a shop иметь магазин; to keep a garden иметь сад shop: keep a keep держать магазин keep at делать (что-л.) с упорством, настойчиво; he kept hard at work for a week он упорно работал целую неделю keep at заставлять (кого-л.) делать (что-л.) keep at приставать с просьбами keep away держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать близко; остерегаться keep away прятать; keep knives away from children прячьте ножи от детей keep out не допускать, не впускать; не позволять (of); to keep children out of mischief не давать детям шалить to keep company дружить; to keep covered воен. держать на прицеле; to keep on at a person разг. беспрестанно бранить (кого-л.) keep down задерживать рост, мешать развитию; to keep down prices не допускать повышения цен keep down не вставать, продолжать сидеть или лежать keep down подавлять (восстание; чувство); держать в подчинении keep down подавлять keep down сдерживать рост keep down задерживать рост, мешать развитию; to keep down prices не допускать повышения цен he can't keep down his food его все время рвет; keep from удерживать(ся), воздерживаться от (чего-л.) to keep (smb.) going помочь (кому-л.) материально keep (somebody) going помочь (кому-либо) материально to keep (smb.) going сохранить (чью-л.) жизнь keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.) keep in не выпускать; заставлять сидеть дома (больного); to be kept in быть оставленным после уроков, без обеда (о школьнике) to keep in (with smb.) оставаться в хороших отношениях (с кем-л.) keep in поддерживать; to keep in fire поддерживать огонь keep in поддерживать; to keep in fire поддерживать огонь keep in force оставаться в силе keep in stock иметь в наличии keep in stock иметь запас keep in stock хранить на складе keep up продолжать; keep it up! не останавливайтесь!, продолжайте! keep away прятать; keep knives away from children прячьте ножи от детей keep продолжать делать (что-л.); keep moving! проходите!, не задерживайтесь!; he kept laughing the whole evening он весь вечер не переставал смеяться keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! off: to keep keep держаться в отдалении; держаться в стороне; my hat is off у меня слетела шляпа keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep off держать(ся) в отдалении; не подпускать; keep off! назад!; keep off the subject! не касайтесь этого вопроса!; keep off the grass! не ходите по траве! keep on не снимать; оставлять; to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы keep on продолжать (делать что-л.); to keep on reading продолжать читать keep on сохранять в прежнем положении; he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе to keep company дружить; to keep covered воен. держать на прицеле; to keep on at a person разг. беспрестанно бранить (кого-л.) to keep on fire поддерживать огонь keep on не снимать; оставлять; to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы keep on продолжать (делать что-л.); to keep on reading продолжать читать keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели keep праздновать, справлять; to keep one's birthday справлять день рождения keep сдерживать; to keep (in) one's feelings сдерживать свои чувства to keep oneself to oneself быть замкнутым, необщительным; сторониться людей, избегать общества keep out не допускать, не впускать; не позволять (of); to keep children out of mischief не давать детям шалить keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep out оставаться в стороне, не вмешиваться (of); to keep out of (smb.'s) way избегать (кого-л.); to keep out (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) keep задерживать; to keep the children after school задерживать учеников после занятий keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен keep under препятствовать (росту, развитию, распространению); to keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен keep охранять, защищать; to keep the town against the enemy защищать город от врага; to keep the goal стоять в воротах (о вратаре) keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep to придерживаться; держаться (чего-л.); keep to the right! держитесь правой стороны!; to keep to the subject держаться темы keep under держать в подчинении keep under препятствовать (росту, развитию, распространению); to keep the prices under препятствовать повышению цен under: keep внизу; to bring under подчинять; to keep under искоренять, не давать распространяться keep keep держать в подчинении keep under (appropriate) conditions хранить при (соответствующих) условиях keep up быть хорошо осведомленным, быть в курсе; to keep up on international law хорошо знать международное право keep up держаться бодро keep up (with smb.) держаться наравне (с кем-л.), не отставать keep up поддерживать; to keep up a correspondence поддерживать переписку keep up поддерживать keep up поддерживать в должном порядке keep up продолжать; keep it up! не останавливайтесь!, продолжайте! keep up соблюдать, придерживаться; to keep up old traditions соблюдать или поддерживать старые традиции keep up сохранять keep up удовлетворять спрос keep up поддерживать; to keep up a correspondence поддерживать переписку keep up соблюдать, придерживаться; to keep up old traditions соблюдать или поддерживать старые традиции keep up быть хорошо осведомленным, быть в курсе; to keep up on international law хорошо знать международное право to keep up with the Joneses жить не хуже людей to keep watch дежурить watch: to keep keep (over smb., smth.) караулить, сторожить (кого-л., что-л.); to be on the watch for подкарауливать, поджидать to keep keep (over smb., smth.) наблюдать (за кем-л., чем-л.) keep keep наблюдать keep keep сторожить keep your mind off this не думайте об этом, выкиньте это из головы keep сохранять новизну, свежесть; не устаревать; the matter will keep till tomorrow с этим можно подождать до завтра; it's only good news that keeps только добрые вести могут ждать meat will keep in the cellar мясо в погребе не испортится keep разг. проводить занятия; функционировать; работать (об учреждении); school keeps today сегодня в школе есть занятия keep держаться, сохраняться; оставаться (в известном положении, состоянии и т. п.); the weather keeps fine держится хорошая погода; to keep one's bed оставаться в постели, не вставать с постели what kept you from doing it? почему вы этого не сделали?; he kept his anxiety from showing он старался не выдать своего волнения keep разг. жить; where do you keep? где вы обретаетесь? keep скрывать, утаивать; to keep a secret не выдавать тайну; you are keeping (smth.) from me вы что-то от меня скрываете keep (kept) держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month можете держать эту книгу месяц; to keep hold (of smth.) не отдавать, держать (что-л.)

attendre [atɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [personne] to wait for

• il attend de voir he's waiting to see

• attends la fin du film wait until the film is over

• nous attendons qu'il vienne we are waiting for him to come

• aller attendre qn au train to go and meet sb off the train

• il est venu m'attendre à la gare he came to meet me at the station

• j'attends le week-end avec impatience I'm looking forward to the weekend

• j'ai attendu deux heures I waited for two hours

• attendez un instant wait a moment

• attendez un peu ! wait a second! ; (menace) just you wait!

• qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour partir ? what are we waiting for?

• on ne t'attendait plus we had given up on you

• êtes-vous attendu ? are you expected?

• il attend son heure he's biding his time

• l'argent qu'il me doit, je l'attends toujours I'm still waiting for the money he owes me

► en attendant ( = pendant ce temps) in the meantime ; ( = en dépit de cela) all the same

• on ne peut rien faire en attendant de recevoir sa lettre we can't do anything until we get his letter

• en attendant qu'il revienne, je vais vite faire une course while I'm waiting for him to come back I'm going to go down to the shop

• en attendant, c'est moi qui fais tout ! all the same, it's me that does everything!

   b. [voiture] to be waiting for ; [mauvaise surprise, sort] to be in store for

   c. ( = escompter) [+ personne, chose] to expect

• attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth

• on attendait beaucoup de ces pourparlers great things were expected of the talks

• j'attendais mieux de cet élève I expected better of this pupil

   d. attendre un enfant or un bébé

• attendre famille (Belgian) to be expecting a baby

• ils attendent la naissance pour le 10 mai the baby is due on 10 May

   e. ► attendre après (inf) [+ chose] to be in a hurry for ; [+ personne] to be waiting for

• l'argent que je t'ai prêté, je n'attends pas après I'm not desperate for the money I lent you

• je n'attends pas après lui ! I can get along without him!

2. intransitive verb

to wait ; ( = se conserver) to keep

• attends, je vais t'expliquer wait, let me explain

• attendez voir (inf) let me see

• vous attendez ou vous voulez rappeler plus tard ? will you hold or do you want to call back later?

• tu peux toujours attendre ! you'll be lucky!

• ce travail peut attendre this work can wait

• sans plus attendre straight away

• il faut agir sans plus attendre we must act straight away

► faire attendre

• faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting

• se faire attendre to be a long time coming

• il aime se faire attendre he likes to keep people waiting

• leur riposte ne se fit pas attendre they didn't take long to retaliate

3. reflexive verb

► s'attendre

   a. [personnes] to wait for each other

   b. s'attendre à qch to expect sth

• il ne s'attendait pas à gagner he wasn't expecting to win

• avec lui on peut s'attendre à tout you never know what to expect with him

• Lionel ! si je m'attendais (à te voir ici) ! (inf) Lionel, fancy meeting you here!

• elle s'y attendait she expected this

• il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected

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1) gén to wait for [personne, événement]; to wait until ou till [date] ( pour faire to do)

2) (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for

3) (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]

4) ( compter sur)

verbe intransitif to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold

s'attendre verbe pronominal

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1. vt

1) [visiteur, événement] to wait for

2) (avec l'idée de différer une action)

3)

4) (être destiné ou réservé à) to be in store for, to await

5) (= escompter, espérer) to expect

2. vi

1) (dans l'attente d'un visiteur, d'un événement) to wait

2)

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attendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( processus qui dure) [personne] to wait for [personne]; to wait for, to await sout [événement]; to wait until ou till [date] (pour faire to do); attendre l'arrivée de qn to wait for sb to arrive, to await sb's arrival; j'attends le bus I'm waiting for the bus; j'ai attendu le bus (pendant) dix minutes I waited for the bus for ten minutes, I waited ten minutes for the bus; j'attends le bus depuis dix minutes I've been waiting for the bus for ten minutes, I've been waiting ten minutes for the bus; je t'ai attendu jusqu'à 8 heures I waited for you until 8 o'clock; attendre la fin d'une émission to wait till the end of a programme^GB; n'attends pas demain/la nuit pour le réparer don't wait until ou till tomorrow/dark to mend it; attendre le bon moment pour agir to wait for the right moment ou until the time is right to act; attendre la pluie pour semer to wait for the rain before sowing; j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini I'm waiting for him to finish; j'attends qu'on me serve or d'être servi I'm waiting to be served; elle n'attendait que ça! that's just what she was waiting for; il attend impatiemment Noël/leur départ he can't wait for Christmas/for them to leave; il n'attend qu'une chose, c'est de prendre sa retraite he can't wait to retire; attendre son tour to wait one's turn; on n'attend plus qu'elle pour commencer we're just waiting for her and then we can start; aller attendre un train/qn au train/qn à la gare to (go and) meet a train/sb off a train/sb at the station; attends qu'il écrive pour or avant de décider wait until ou till he writes ou wait for him to write before you decide; attends d'avoir vu l'autre pour commander wait until ou till you've seen the other one before you order; qu'attends-tu pour partir/répondre? why don't you leave/answer?; j'attends de voir pour y croire I'll believe it when I see it; se faire attendre to keep people waiting; le serveur/chèque se fait attendre the waiter/cheque GB ou check US is taking a long time ou is a long time coming; le printemps se fait attendre spring is late, spring is slow to arrive; la réaction ne se fit pas attendre the reaction was instantaneous; attendre son jour or heure to bide one's time; reste ici en attendant de trouver mieux/que la pluie cesse/l'heure du départ stay here until you find sth better/the rain stops/it's time to go; en attendant mieux until something better turns up; où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! where were you? we'd given up on you!; si je n'attendais que toi pour m'aider/ça pour vivre! iron it's a good thing I'm not relying on you to help/that to keep me going!; c'est là que je l'attends○! I'm ready and waiting!, I'm right here!; ⇒ ferme;

2 (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for [personne]; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for [personne]; une lettre vous attend à la réception there's a letter (waiting) for you at reception; un délicieux repas m'attendait a delicious meal awaited me; le déjeuner vous attend! lunch is ready!;

3 (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]; une surprise désagréable les attendait à leur arrivée there was a nasty surprise awaiting them when they arrived; je ne sais pas ce qui m'attend I don't know what's in store for me; quel avenir nous attend? what does the future hold (in store) for us?; un brillant avenir les attendait a brilliant future lay ahead of them; les élections sont attendues comme un test the elections are being viewed as a test;

4 ( compter sur) je les attends pour 5 heures I'm expecting them at five; elle attend un bébé or un enfant she's expecting a baby, she's expecting○; attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth; attendre de qn qu'il fasse to expect sb to do; on attend beaucoup de ce nouveau traitement great things are expected of this new treatment; j'attendais mieux de vous I expected more of you; j'attendais mieux de ce roman I found the novel rather disappointing.

B vi to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold; attends un instant wait a moment, hang on (a minute)○; la ligne est occupée, voulez- vous attendre? the line is engaged GB ou busy US, do you want to hold?; attends un peu! wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!; attends voir○ wait a minute, let's see; faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting; sans plus attendre without further delay; la lettre attendra the letter can wait; ce plat n'attend pas this dish has to be served immediately; en attendant ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless; en attendant, je ferai mes courses in the meantime, I'll do my shopping; ce n'est peut-être pas grave mais, en attendant, ça fait mal it may not be serious but all the same it's painful ou it's painful nonetheless; tu ne perds rien pour attendre○! I'll get you, just you wait!

C s'attendre vpr s'attendre à qch/à faire to expect sth/to do; je m'attendais au pire/à mieux I was expecting the worst/something better; attends-toi à être interrogé you'll no doubt be grilled; au moment où je m'y attendais le moins (just) when I was least expecting it; s'attendre à ce que qn fasse/qch se produise to expect sb to do/sth to happen; il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected; avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout with him, anything can happen; ça alors, si je m'attendais à te retrouver professeur! I must say I'm surprised to find you in teaching!; quelle bonne surprise! si je m'attendais○! what a nice surprise! who would've thought it!; ⇒ cent.

tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre Prov everything comes to him who waits Prov.

[atɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[IDÉE DE TEMPS, D'ATTENTE]

1. [rester jusqu'à la venue de - retardataire, voyageur] to wait for (inseparable)

2. [escompter l'arrivée de - facteur, invité] to wait for (inseparable), to expect ; [ - colis, livraison] to expect, to await (soutenu) ; [ - réponse, événement] to wait for (inseparable), to await

qu'est-ce que tu attends? [ton interrogatif ou de reproche] what are you waiting for?

a. [après une élection] the results didn't take long to come in

b. [conséquences d'une action] there were immediate consequences

3. [suj: femme enceinte]

4. [être prêt pour] to be ready for, to await (soutenu)

5. [suj: destin, sort, aventure] to await (soutenu), to be ou to lie in store for

6. [espérer]

7. [avoir besoin de] to need

B.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'QUE']

C.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'DE']

attendre de voir la suite des événements to wait to see what happens

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[atɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [patienter] to wait