sostenir

Pronúncia: sustəní
    verb transitiu
  1. arquitectura etc. to hold up, support.
  2. to prop up.
  3. [càrrega] to carry.
  4. [pes] to bear.
  5. [persona] to hold up, hold on to.
  6. figuradament [persona] to support, back.
  7. to help.
  8. to defend.
  9. [amb menjar] to sustain, keep going.
  10. música [nota] to hold.
  11. figuradament [opinió] to stand by, stick to, uphold.
  12. [proposició] to maintain.
    13. verb pronominal
  13. to hold oneself up, support oneself.
  14. to stand up.
  15. figuradament to continue, remain.