sustain

Pronúncia: səˈsteɪn
    transitive verb
  1. [bear weight of] sostenir, resistir, suportar, aguantar.
  2. [body, life] sustentar.
  3. Music sostenir.
  4. Theatre [part] fer dignament.
  5. [pretence] mantenir, sostenir.
  6. [effort] prolongar, sostenir, continuar, mantenir.
  7. [assertion] sostenir.
  8. Law [objection] confirmar, admetre.
  9. [charge, theory] confirmar, corroborar.

  10. [receive, attack] suportar, sofrir, rebre.
  11. [damage] sofrir, rebre.
  12. [injury] sofrir, rebre, tenir.
  13. [loss] experimentar, patir, sofrir.