uphold

uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb
1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) støtte, godkjenne
2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) gi en medhold, stadfeste
3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) holde ved like, verne om
støtte
verb (upheld - upheld) \/ʌpˈhəʊld\/
1) tillate, tolerere
• I will not uphold such conduct
jeg vil ikke tolerere slik oppførsel
2) forsvare, opprettholde, støtte, verne
• we must uphold discipline
vi må opprettholde disiplin
• they upheld old traditions
de vernet om gamle tradisjoner
3) godkjenne, bekrefte, vedstå
• they had to uphold the verdict
de måtte godkjenne kjennelsen
4) holde oppe, bære
• the roof was upheld by four columns
taket ble holdt oppe av fire søyler
5) løfte (opp), holde oppe
• they upheld their hands in a plea for mercy
de løftet hendene sine i en bønn om nåde
6) (gammeldags) vedlikeholde

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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