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1 sustain
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 -
2 sustain
sustain [səˊsteɪn] v1) подде́рживать, подпира́ть2) подкрепля́ть, подде́рживать;to sustain life подде́рживать жизнь
;to sustain a conversation подде́рживать разгово́р
3) испы́тывать, выноси́ть; выде́рживать;to sustain injuries получи́ть уве́чье
;to sustain a loss понести́ уще́рб, потерпе́ть убы́ток
4) подтвержда́ть, дока́зывать, подде́рживать;the court sustained his claim суд реши́л в его́ по́льзу
;to sustain a theory подде́рживать, подтвержда́ть тео́рию
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3 sustain
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! -
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 -
5 sustain a defeat
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6 sustain losses
sustain losses а) понести потери; б) терпеть убытки -
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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8 sustain
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9 sustain
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10 sustain an action
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11 sustain damage
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12 sustain injury
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13 sustain losses
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14 sustain a conversation
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15 sustain a defeat/an injury
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16 sustain a note
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17 sustain an attack
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18 sustain an effort
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19 sustain an objection
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20 sustain someone's claim/someone in his claim
sustain someone's claim/someone in his claimEnglish-Dutch dictionary > sustain someone's claim/someone in his claim
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