sustain

sustain
sə'stein
verb
1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) bære, holde (oppe)
2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) støtte, nære
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verb \/səˈsteɪn\/
1) bære, holde oppe, tåle belastningen av
• will the shelf sustain the weight of all these books?
tåler hyllen vekten av alle disse bøkene?
• these two posts sustain the whole roof
disse to søylene bærer hele taket
2) understøtte, støtte, bistå, akseptere
• the new research sustains my theory
den nye forskningen støtter min teori
3) opprettholde, holde i gang, holde oppe, holde i live
• he was sustained by hope
håpet holdt ham oppe
• she found it difficult to sustain a conversation
hun syntes det var vanskelig å holde samtalen i gang
4) tåle
• our soap sustains comparison with any other soap on the market
vår såpe tåler sammenligning med hvilken som helst annen såpe på markedet
5) (jus) opprettholde
• sustain the law
opprettholde loven
6) lide, pådra seg
• they sustained a serious loss
de led et alvorlig tap
• he sustained a broken arm
han pådrog seg et armbrudd
7) (musikk, om tone) holde, forlenge
8) (teater) fylle, spille
• sustain a part
fylle\/spille en rolle
9) (gammeldags) forsvare
objection sustained (jus) innsigelsen tas til følge

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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