Italian-English Dictionary

English Translation of “sostenere”

sostenere (sosteˈnere)   (irregular)

Translations

transitive verb

    1. (gen, tenere su) to support, hold up
    2. (con medicina) to sustain

    sostenere il peso di (also figurative) to bear the weight of

    l'albero è sostenuto da una sbarra di ferro the tree is supported by an iron bar

    1. (candidato, partito) to support, back
    2. (famiglia) to support

    il partito è sostenuto dall'industria the party is supported by industry

    sostenere qn (moralmente) to be a support to sb (difendere) to stand up for sb, take sb's part

    1. (attacco, shock) to stand up to, withstand
    2. (sguardo) to bear, stand
    3. (sforzo) to keep up, sustain
    4. (esame) to take

    sostenere gli esami to sit one's exams

    ho sostenuto gli esami in giugno I sat my exams in June

    sostenere il confronto to bear (or it) stand comparison

    sostenere delle spese to meet (or it) incur expenses

    sostenere un'ingente spesa to have a large outlay

    1. (teoria) to maintain, uphold
    2. (diritti) to assert
    3. (innocenza) to maintain

    la tesi da lui sostenuta è che... he maintains that ...

    ha sempre sostenuto la propria innocenza he's always maintained his innocence

  1. (theatre, cinema)

    sostenere una parte to play a role

    sostenere la parte di to play the part of

See sostenersi

'sostenere' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: يَزْعُمُPronunciation for يَزْعُمُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reivindicarPronunciation for reivindicar
  • Chinese: 声称Pronunciation for 声称
  • Croatian: tvrditiPronunciation for tvrditi
  • Czech: tvrditPronunciation for tvrdit
  • Danish: påståPronunciation for påstå
  • Dutch: claimenPronunciation for claimen
  • European Spanish: afirmarPronunciation for afirmar
  • Finnish: väittääPronunciation for väittää
  • French: revendiquerPronunciation for revendiquer
  • German: behauptenPronunciation for behaupten
  • Greek: ισχυρίζομαιPronunciation for ισχυρίζομαι
  • Italian: sostenerePronunciation for sostenere
  • Japanese: 主張するPronunciation for 主張する
  • Korean: 주장하다Pronunciation for 주장하다
  • Norwegian: krevePronunciation for kreve
  • Polish: zażądaćPronunciation for zażądać żądać
  • Portuguese: reivindicarPronunciation for reivindicar
  • Romanian: a pretinde
  • Russian: заявлятьPronunciation for заявлять
  • Spanish: reclamarPronunciation for reclamar
  • Swedish: yrkaPronunciation for yrka
  • Thai: เรียกร้องPronunciation for เรียกร้อง
  • Turkish: talep etmekPronunciation for talep etmek
  • Ukrainian: заявляти заявити
  • Vietnamese: tuyên bốPronunciation for tuyên bố
  • Arabic: يَدْعَمُPronunciation for يَدْعَمُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: apoiarPronunciation for apoiar
  • Chinese: 支持Pronunciation for 支持
  • Croatian: podržatiPronunciation for podržati
  • Czech: podporovatPronunciation for podporovat podpořit
  • Danish: støttePronunciation for støtte
  • Dutch: ondersteunenPronunciation for ondersteunen
  • European Spanish: apoyarPronunciation for apoyar
  • Finnish: tukeaPronunciation for tukea
  • French: soutenirPronunciation for soutenir
  • German: unterstützenPronunciation for unterstützen
  • Greek: υποστηρίζωPronunciation for υποστηρίζω
  • Italian: sostenerePronunciation for sostenere
  • Japanese: 支えるPronunciation for 支える支持
  • Korean: 지원하다Pronunciation for 지원하다
  • Norwegian: støttePronunciation for støtte
  • Polish: poprzećPronunciation for poprzeć popierać
  • Portuguese: apoiarPronunciation for apoiar
  • Romanian: a susține
  • Russian: поддерживатьPronunciation for поддерживать
  • Spanish: apoyarPronunciation for apoyar
  • Swedish: stödjaPronunciation for stödja
  • Thai: สนับสนุนPronunciation for สนับสนุน
  • Turkish: desteklemekPronunciation for desteklemek
  • Ukrainian: підтримувати підтримати
  • Vietnamese: ủng hộPronunciation for ủng hộ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: defender
  • Chinese: 提倡
  • European Spanish: abogar por
  • French: recommander
  • German: befürworten
  • Italian: sostenere
  • Japanese: 支持する
  • Korean: 지지하다
  • Portuguese: defensor defensora
  • Spanish: abogar por
  • Brazilian Portuguese: alegar
  • Chinese: 声称声聲称稱
  • European Spanish: pretender
  • French: prétendre
  • German: vorgeben
  • Italian: sostenere
  • Japanese: 主張する
  • Korean: > 내세우다표면상으로
  • Portuguese: alegar
  • Spanish: pretender

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