sostener
A2#1,430Hear it
verb
to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpinphysically
to sustain, to support, to keepi.e. to give continuity to
to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend
Used in the library
- El estudiante se sostiene la cabeza con las manos; el truco no ha funcionado.The student holds his head in his hands; the trick hasn't worked.A2Otra vez, por favor (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- El uso del móvil en clase está prohibido, y el profesor lo quiere sostener así.Using mobile phones in class is forbidden, and the teacher wants to keep it that way.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
- La magia del escenario, dice, es sostener la mirada del público durante dos horas.The magic of the stage, he says, is holding the audience's gaze for two hours.A2Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (A2)
- Los dos discrepaban en casi todo: Santander quería leyes y autonomía; Bolívar, un poder central que sostuviera el país.The two disagreed on almost everything: Santander wanted laws and autonomy; Bolívar, a central power that would hold the country together.B2La Gran Colombia — Gran Colombia
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