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1 keep one's mind on
(to give all one's attention to: Keep your mind on what you're doing!) keskittyä -
2 keep one's cool
(not to become over-excited or confused: If you keep your cool you won't fail.) pitää päänsä kylmänä -
3 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) pitää yllä taitojaan -
4 keep one's end up
(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) pitää puolensa -
5 keep one's temper
(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) pysyä tyynenä -
6 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) olla varuillaan -
7 keep one's distance
• pysyä loitolla* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) pysytellä loitolla -
8 keep one's hair on
(to remain calm and not become angry.) säilyttää malttinsa -
9 keep one's head
• pysyä rauhallisena* * *(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) pitää päänsä kylmänä -
10 keep one's balance
• pysyä tasapainossa -
11 keep one's countenance
• pysyä vakavana• pysyä rauhallisena -
12 keep one's eyes skinned
• hyppäys• mainitsematta jättäminen -
13 keep one's feet
• pysyä jaloillaan -
14 keep one's fingers crossed
• pitää peukkua -
15 keep one's legs
• pysyä pystyssä -
16 keep one's room
• pysyä huoneessaan -
17 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) suunnata ajatukset muualle -
18 keep
• hoitaa• varjella• viivyttää• elatus• elättää• estää• täyttää• pysytellä• pysyttää• pysyä• pysyttäytyä• linnamilitary• linnoitus• hallita• pidättää• pelastaa• pidellä• salata• suojella• säilyttää• säilyä• tallettaa• säästää• ylläpitää• pitää kunnossa• pitää• pitää kaupan* * *ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää3) (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?) pitää4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä8) (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.) pitää9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) ylläpito- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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19 keep up with the Joneses
'‹ounziz (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) olla mukana elintasokilvassa -
20 keep going
• pitää käynnissä* * *(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) jatkaa
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