sostenerse

sostenerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up

2 (permanecer) to stay, remain

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to stand

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VPR

1) (=sujetarse) to stand

la escultura se sostiene sobre cuatro columnas — the sculpture stands on four columns

un libro grueso que se sostiene de canto — a thick book which will stand up

no se me sostiene el peinado — my hair won't stay up

• sostenerse en pie — [persona] to stand upright, stand on one's feet; [edificio] to stand

apenas podía sostenerme en pie — I could hardly stand upright, I could hardly stand on my feet

la iglesia es lo único que se sostiene todavía en pie — only the church is still standing

2) (=sustentarse)

a) [económicamente] [persona] to support o.s.; [empresa] to keep going

mientras pueda sostenerse con sus ingresos — as long as she can support herself on her income

la minería se sostiene gracias a las subvenciones — the mining industry is kept going by subsidies

b) [con alimentos]

¿cómo puedes sostenerte solo con un bocadillo? — how can you keep going on just a sandwich?

sostenerse a base de algo — to live on sth, survive on sth

3) (=resistir)

el mercado se sostiene firme — the market is holding firm

sostenerse en el poder — to maintain o.s. in power

se sostiene en su negativa de no dejarlos participar — he persists in his refusal to let them take part

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■sostenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (en pie) to support oneself
2 (descansar, permanecer) to stay, remain
'sostenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apoyar
- sostener
- tener
English:
stay up
- hover
- stay
- support

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vpr

1. [tenerse en pie] [persona] to stay on one's feet;

[edificio, estructura] to stay up; [en el aire] to hang;

con ese clavito no se va a sostenerse it'll never stay up on that little nail;

es muy pequeño y aún le cuesta sostenerse de pie/sentado he's only little and he still has difficulty standing up/sitting up;

esa teoría/ese argumento no se sostiene that theory/argument doesn't hold water

2. [sustentarse] to survive;

no puede sostenerse con tan poco dinero/alimento she can't survive on so little money/food;

la organización se sostiene a base de donaciones the organization depends on donations for its survival

3. [permanecer] to continue, to remain;

sostenerse en el poder to remain in power;

se sostienen los intentos por llegar a un acuerdo de paz the attempts to reach a peace agreement are continuing

4. [mantenerse]

me sostengo en lo que he dicho I stand by what I said

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sostenerse

v/r

1 support o.s.

2 de pie stand up

3 en el poder stay, remain

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vr

1) : to stand, to hold oneself up

2) : to continue, to remain