| Spanish > English | |
| 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 | |
| sostener | |
| 1. vt. Tener o mantener algo en la mano. |  |
| 2. vt. Mantener algo de tal forma que no se mueva. |  |
| 3. vt. Mantener o continuar con una acción o situación. |  |
| 4. vt. Apoyar, soportar una causa, una idea a alguien. |  |
| 5. vt. Proporcionar a alguien los medios para satisfacer sus necesidades básicas. |  |
| 6. vt. Fortalecer. |  |
| 7. vt. Aseverar. |  |
| 8. vt. Sufrir o tolerar. |  |
| English > Spanish | |
| hold | |
| 1. (ellos) sostienen |  |
| 2. (ellos) contienen |  |
| 3. contener |  |