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sostén




Plural

The plural of sostén is sostenes.

Definitions

Spanish > English
sostén
     1. n-m. support, prop
     2. n-m. (now especially, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Venezuela) bra, brassière
     3. n-m. , translation=I didn't want to know, but I found out that one of the girls...went into the bathroom, stood in front of the mirror, opened her blouse, took off her bra and searched for her heart with t
     4. n-m. sustenance, nourishment
sostener
     1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
     2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
     3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend
Spanish > Spanish
sostén
     1. nm. Acción o efecto de sostener
     2. nm. Aquello con que se sostiene alguna cosa.
     3. nm. Apoyo, favor.
     4. nm. La firmeza o rectitud de la nave cuando va a la vela, por causa de la mucha escora.
     5. nm. Prenda interior femenina que cubre los pechos.

Example Sentences

Sostén la puerta. 
    Hold the door.
Sostén la caja con ambas manos. 
    Hold the box with both hands.
Sostén esto. 
    Hold this.
Por favor sostén los pantalones un momento. 
    Please take the pants in a bit.



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