The Spanish word for to hold is
sostener
Spanish Definition
hold | |
1. (ellos) sostienen | |
2. sostener |
Translations for hold and their definitions
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 |
agarre | ||
1. n-m. grip, grasp | ||
2. n-m. Andalusia synonym of agarrada | ||
3. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of agarrar |
detener | ||
1. v. to stop, halt, to pause | ||
2. v. to arrest | ||
3. v. to detain | ||
4. v. to pull over |
contener | ||
1. v. to contain | ||
2. v. to hold | ||
contener el aliento - hold one's breath | ||
3. v. to restrain, check | ||
4. v. to control |
reservar | ||
1. v. to reserve, keep, save | ||
2. v. to put aside, set aside | ||
3. v. to put off, postpone | ||
4. v. to exempt, exonerate | ||
5. v. to conceal, keep secret | ||
6. v. to book | ||
7. v. to reserve, to retain (one's right to something or one's judgment/opinion) | ||
8. v. to be reserved, to be set aside |
presa | ||
1. n-f. reservoir, dam | ||
2. n-f. piece of meat | ||
3. n-f. portion or piece of food | ||
4. n-f. capture | ||
5. n-f. prey | ||
6. n-f. stolen good | ||
7. n-f. sluice (artificial passage of water) | ||
8. n-f. weir | ||
9. n-f. female equivalent of preso | ||
10. adj. feminine singular of preso |
mantener | ||
1. v. to keep | ||
Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor. - Keep the lid closed, please. | ||
2. v. to maintain, to support | ||
Yo mantengo a mis hijos. - I support my children. | ||
3. v. to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold | ||
4. v. to maintain, continue, to keep up | ||
Mantengan el buen trabajo. - Keep up the good work. | ||
5. v. to stay, to remain | ||
6. v. to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain | ||
Me voy a mantener despierto toda la noche estudiando la gramática española. - I'm going to stay lit. keep myself awake all night studying Spanish grammar. | ||
7. v. to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet) | ||
Debemos mantenernos firmes exigiendo libertad. - We must stand firm in demanding freedom. | ||
8. v. to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns) | ||
9. v. to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained |
sujetar | ||
1. v. to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten | ||
2. v. to subject |
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