sustain
sustentar
definition
verb
this thought had sustained him throughout the years
strengthen or support physically or mentally.
he died after sustaining severe head injuries
undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury).
noun
She has a decent voice, but it was her sustain on the more difficult notes that really impressed.
an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.
translation of 'sustain'
verb
sancionar,
escorar,
manter,
dar energia a,
amparar,
sustentar,
agüentar,
encorajar,
tolerar,
segurar
example
It is film-making in bad faith, film-making with a guilty conscience, and no work can gracefully 'sustain' such a weight.
There is a strong body of economic thought that says cutting taxes when a government is running such a healthy budget surplus is the best way to 'sustain' economic growth.
Compressing a rock ballad 3 to 4 dB on peaks, the result was intoxicatingly creamy and bold, with beautiful density and 'sustain' .
They expect these very property owners to toe the line to strengthen and 'sustain' their internal revenue streams.
Mr Caws accepts that on the available evidence he cannot 'sustain' a contention that the Labour group took a formal decision to approve the application at the meeting of the Planning Committee.
Rather, it was the ability of the floor to 'sustain' the weight of the artifacts that dictated the design.
he sagged against her so that she could barely 'sustain' his weight
And I do believe that that kind of activity, over time, cannot 'sustain' the support of the public.
The traditional view of sauropods was that they were barely able to 'sustain' their own weight and therefore lived in swamps.
Now, with all due respect, as I understand it, it is the Court's role to ultimately 'sustain' justice in all cases that are before the Court.
I co-wrote a play with Josh Dean a few years ago and he's an improviser as is Jocelyn; that tells me the person knows how to create and 'sustain' a character.
he sagged against her so that she could barely 'sustain' his weight
The factor of 4 follows from the fact that two wings 'sustain' the weight at their midpoint.
We don't bother much about whether the infant's bones were too fragile to 'sustain' the weight for so long, as long as it could procure us a celebrity status for the time being.
To understand this issue we develop a simple scale argument to see how the moments needed to oscillate a wing or fin compare to those needed to 'sustain' the weight of an animal or produce thrust.
In my respectful view, the evidentiary predicate required to 'sustain' the order that the applicants stand trial was present.
Some guitarists prefer diode clipping, along with the gain required for ultimate 'sustain' .
These strong linkages between school and community help strengthen and 'sustain' the rural community on numerous levels.
The nostalgia's great, I'm loving experiencing it, but my feelings for Queen of the South won't 'sustain' me in the supporters' eyes.
What accounts for the few countries that are able to initiate and 'sustain' periods of rapid growth in which they gain significantly on the leaders?
In Singapore, analysts said Japan's economic continuity is crucial to 'sustain' economic recovery in the region.
However, a long-term weight maintenance program is needed to 'sustain' weight loss.
We frame our analysis in terms that include both populations of constant size and populations that 'sustain' periods of growth followed by population bottlenecks.
This requires a rethinking of power and reliability options - ones that can 'sustain' operations for extended periods.
Umbrellas is so obviously a fantasy that the story can 'sustain' the weight and still float effortlessly.
And it's difficult in a democracy to 'sustain' support for the war.
The first is that China will continue to 'sustain' high growth rates in gross national product.
The movies need stars and the stars need movies, but to 'sustain' the financial weight of star casting, a film must be geared to the widest possible audience.
Can writer/performer Ronnie Burkett really 'sustain' his story of adoption, vampires and gay liberationist terrorism through a solo puppet performance?
These days most authors of the comic novel fail because they cannot 'sustain' their characters and situations.
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