The Spanish word for to hold is
sostener
Spanish Definition
| hold | |
| 1. (ellos) sostienen | |
| 2. sostener |
Translations for hold and their definitions
| agarre | ||
| 1. n-m. grip, grasp | ||
| 2. n-m. Andalusia synonym of agarrada | ||
| 3. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of agarrar | ||
| sostener |  | ||
| 1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically) | |||
| 2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to) | |||
| 3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend | |||
| reservar | ||
| 1. v. to reserve, keep, save | ||
| 2. v. to put aside, set aside | ||
| 3. v. to put off, postpone | ||
| 4. v. to exempt, exonerate | ||
| 5. v. to conceal, keep secret | ||
| 6. v. to book | ||
| 7. v. to reserve, to retain (one's right to something or one's judgment/opinion) | ||
| 8. v. to be reserved, to be set aside | ||
| presa | ||
| 1. n-f. reservoir, dam | ||
| 2. n-f. piece of meat | ||
| 3. n-f. portion or piece of food | ||
| 4. n-f. capture | ||
| 5. n-f. prey | ||
| 6. n-f. stolen good | ||
| 7. n-f. sluice (artificial passage of water) | ||
| 8. n-f. weir | ||
| 9. n-f. female equivalent of preso | ||
| 10. adj. feminine singular of preso | ||
| mantener | ||
| 1. v. to keep | ||
| Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor. - Keep the lid closed, please. | ||
| 2. v. to maintain, to support | ||
| Yo mantengo a mis hijos. - I support my children. | ||
| 3. v. to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold | ||
| 4. v. to maintain, continue, to keep up | ||
| Mantengan el buen trabajo. - Keep up the good work. | ||
| 5. v. to stay, to remain | ||
| 6. v. to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain | ||
| Me voy a mantener despierto toda la noche estudiando la gramática española. - I'm going to stay lit. keep myself awake all night studying Spanish grammar. | ||
| 7. v. to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet) | ||
| Debemos mantenernos firmes exigiendo libertad. - We must stand firm in demanding freedom. | ||
| 8. v. to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns) | ||
| 9. v. to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained | ||
| detener | ||
| 1. v. to stop, halt, to pause | ||
| 2. v. to arrest | ||
| 3. v. to detain | ||
| 4. v. to pull over | ||
| contener | ||
| 1. v. to contain | ||
| 2. v. to hold | ||
| contener el aliento - hold one's breath | ||
| 3. v. to restrain, check | ||
| 4. v. to control | ||
| sujetar | ||
| 1. v. to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten | ||
| 2. v. to subject | ||
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