keep out en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

I.keep out V. [ingl. am. kip -, ingl. brit. kiːp -] (v + adv) (not enter)

to keep out (of sth) “keep out”

“prohibido el paso”

to keep out (of sth) “keep out”

prohibida la entrada

keep out of the kitchen

no entres en la cocina

II.keep out V. [ingl. am. kip -, ingl. brit. kiːp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (prevent from entering, exclude)

a roof to keep the rain out

un techo para protegerse de la lluvia

close the curtains to keep the sun out

corre las cortinas para que no entre el sol

to keep sb/sth out (of sth) the public must be kept out of the area

no debe permitirse la entrada del público a este sector

they want to keep me out of the team

no quieren que entre en el equipo

I.keep out of V. [ingl. am. kip -, ingl. brit. kiːp -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. keep out of (stay away from):

please keep out of mischief

por favor, pórtate bien

keep out of my life!

¡no te metas en mi vida!

keep out of my sight!

¡no te quiero ver!

to keep out of sb's way (not bother)

no molestar a alguien

to keep out of sb's way (avoid)

evitar encontrarse con alguien

to keep out of sb's way (avoid)

rehuir a alguien

2. keep out of (avoid exposure to):

keep out of danger/harm

no exponerse a

you should keep out of the sun

no deberías ponerte al sol

3. keep out of (not get involved):

keep out of

no meterse en

you keep out of this!

¡no te metas (en esto)!

II.keep out of V. [ingl. am. kip -, ingl. brit. kiːp -] (v + o + adv + prep + o)

1. keep out of (cause to stay away):

keep the children out of my way

quítame a los niños de en medio

a hat will keep the sun out of your eyes

un sombrero te protegerá los ojos del sol

2. keep out of (not expose to):

try to keep yourself out of danger

procura mantenerte fuera de peligro or no exponerte al peligro

he wants his name kept out of the papers

no quiere que su nombre salga en los periódicos

3. keep out of (not involve):

try to keep your personal feelings out of the discussion

trata de mantener tus sentimientos al margen de la discusión

please keep father out of this matter

por favor no metas or no involucres a papá en este asunto

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

keep out of mischief

portaos bien Esp.

keep out of mischief

pórtense bien

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

I.keep [ingl. am. kip, ingl. brit. kiːp] SUST.

1. keep (living):

keep

sustento m

keep

manutención f

I pay them something toward her keep

contribuyo con algo para su manutención

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep

ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps he gave it to me for keeps

me lo regaló

if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps

si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2. keep (in castle, fortress):

keep

torre f del homenaje

II.keep <pret. & part. pas. kept> [ingl. am. kip, ingl. brit. kiːp] V. trans.

1.1. keep receipt/ticket:

keep (not throw away)

guardar

keep (not throw away)

conservar

keep (not give back)

quedarse con

keep (not lose)

conservar

is this old pan worth keeping?

¿vale la pena guardar este cacharro?

keep the change

quédese (con) el cambio

he can't keep a job

es incapaz de mantener or conservar un trabajo

you can keep the book

puedes quedarte (con) el libro

keep it, I don't need it

quédate con él or quédatelo, no lo necesito

he kept his mental faculties to the end

conservó sus facultades mentales hasta el final

she's kept her looks

se ha conservado bien

she's kept her looks

no ha perdido su atractivo

you can keep your lousy job! coloq.

¡se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

can you keep the number in your head?

¿puedes retener el número?

1.2. keep (to look after, to reserve):

keep

guardar

to keep sth (for sb)

guardar(le) algo (a alguien)

could you keep my place for a moment?

¿me podrías guardar el sitio un momento?

they kept his job for him

le guardaron el puesto

2.1. keep (to store, to put customarily):

keep

guardar

where do you keep the coffee?

¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

“keep in a cool place”

“conservar en lugar fresco”

2.2. keep (to have available):

keep

tener

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car

me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

2.3. keep (to stock):

keep ingl. brit.

tener

keep ingl. brit.

vender

we keep several kinds of tea

tenemos or vendemos varios tipos de té

3.1. keep (to reserve for future use):

keep

guardar

keep

dejar

keep some for later

guarda or deja algo para después

3.2. keep (to preserve):

keep

conservar

4.1. keep (to manage):

keep stall/shop/guesthouse

tener

4.2. keep (to raise):

keep pigs/chickens/bees

criar

4.3. keep (to have):

keep servants

tener

5.1. keep (to support):

keep family/household

mantener

he keeps a mistress

mantiene a una amante

can you keep her in the manner or style to which she is accustomed?

¿puedes darle la vida a la que está acostumbrada?

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes

me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

I hardly make enough to keep myself in cigarettes

apenas si saco para mis cigarrillos

5.2. keep (to protect):

keep arc.

guardar arcznte.

5.3. keep (to maintain):

she keeps a diary

escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note or record of everything

he tomado nota de todo

I've kept a note or record of everything

lo tengo todo anotado

6.1. keep (to cause to remain, to continue):

keep

mantener

I kept dinner hot for him

le mantuve la cena caliente

try and keep it clean/tidy

trata de mantenerlo limpio/ordenado

keep her informed

manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake

el ruido no me dejó dormir

keep him awake

manténlo despierto

keep him awake

no dejes que se duerma

to keep sb/sth -ing to keep sb guessing

tener a alguien en ascuas

keep your letters coming

sigan enviando cartas

he kept the engine running

mantuvo el motor en marcha

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

siento haberlo hecho esperar or haberlo tenido esperando

try and keep him talking

procura que siga hablando

6.2. keep (to detain):

don't let me keep you

no te quiero entretener

what kept you?

¿por qué tardaste?

what kept you?

¿qué te retuvo?

she was kept in hospital

la dejaron ingresada

she was kept in hospital

la dejaron internada Co. Sur Méx.

they kept me at the police station for hours

me tuvieron horas en la comisaría

the teacher kept me after school

la maestra me hizo quedar después de clase or me dejó castigado

7. keep (to adhere to):

keep promise/vow

cumplir

he kept his word

cumplió su palabra

he kept his word

no faltó a su palabra

she didn't keep the appointment

faltó a la cita

she didn't keep the appointment

no acudió a la cita liter.

8. keep (to observe, to celebrate):

keep

celebrar

keep REL.

guardar

III.keep <pret. & part. pas. kept> [ingl. am. kip, ingl. brit. kiːp] V. intr.

1. keep (to stay, to remain):

keep

mantenerse

to keep fit

mantenerse en forma or en buen estado físico

to keep awake

mantenerse despierto

to keep awake

no dormirse

can't you keep quiet?

¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still!

¡estáte quieto! or ¡quédate quieto!

it's important to keep calm

es importante mantener la calma

keep calm!

¡tranquilo!

he kept silent

no dijo nada

he kept silent

guardó silencio liter.

it will keep fresh for several days

se mantiene fresco unos cuantos días

2.1. keep (to continue):

keep

seguir

keep on this road

siga por esta carretera

keep left/right

siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing

seguir +  ger

keep talking/running

sigue hablando/corriendo

you have to keep trying

tienes que seguir intentándolo

we should have just kept going

deberíamos haber seguido (adelante)

2.2. keep (repeatedly):

she keeps hitting me

siempre me está pegando

she keeps hitting me

no deja de pegarme

he keeps interfering

está continuamente entrometiéndose

he keeps interfering

no deja de entrometerse

I keep thinking it's Tuesday today

me ha dado por pensar que hoy es martes

I keep forgetting to bring it

nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3.1. keep food:

keep

conservarse (fresco)

it won't keep in this heat

no se va a conservar (fresco) or se va a echar a perder con este calor

this cake will keep for several months

este pastel se conserva or se puede guardar muchos meses

3.2. keep news/matter:

keep

esperar

I have something to tell you — will it keep till later?

tengo algo que decirte — ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

3.3. keep (to be in certain state of health) coloq.:

how are you keeping?

¿qué tal estás? coloq.

I hope she's keeping well

espero que siga or esté or ande bien

I.out [ingl. am. aʊt, ingl. brit. aʊt] ADV. out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

1.1. out (outside):

out

fuera

out

afuera esp amer.

is the cat in or out?

¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

is he still in the bathroom? — no, he's out

¿está todavía en el baño? — no, ya ha salido

all the books on Dickens are out

todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados

the jury is still out

el jurado todavía está deliberando

the jury's out on which will prove to be the right formula

está por ver(se) cuál será la fórmula correcta

1.2. out (not at home, work):

she's out; can I take a message?

no está ¿quiere dejar un recado?

he's out to or at lunch

ha salido a comer

tell him I'm out

dile que no estoy

I was out most of the day

estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months

hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York

pasaron un día en York

to eat or form. dine out

comer fuera

to eat or form. dine out

comer afuera esp amer.

out and about I don't like sitting in an office, I prefer to be out and about

no me gusta estar metido en una oficina, prefiero andar por ahí

you must get out and about more

tienes que salir más

it was some weeks before he was out and about again

pasaron semanas antes de que pudiera reanudar sus actividades

2. out (removed):

I'm having my stitches out next week

la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

the plug is out

está desenchufado

3.1. out (indicating movement, direction):

out!

¡fuera!

“out”

“salida”

she went over to the window and looked out

se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

she ran out screaming

salió corriendo y gritando

3.2. out (outstretched, projecting):

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua fuera

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua afuera esp amer.

arms out, legs together

brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

4.1. out (ejected, dismissed):

any more foul language and she's out!

¡otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out

no pudo echar a los inquilinos

4.2. out (from hospital, jail):

he's been out for a month now

ya hace un mes que salió

4.3. out (out of office):

the socialists will be out next time

los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out!

¡fuera Jones!

5.1. out (displayed, not put away):

are the plates out yet?

¿están puestos ya los platos?

he left his toys out all over the room

dejó los juguetes tirados por la habitación

5.2. out (in blossom):

out

en flor

5.3. out (shining):

when the sun's out

cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out

hay estrellas

6.1. out (revealed, in the open):

it's out now and she'll have no peace from the media

ya se ha descubierto el secreto or el secreto ha salido a la luz y la prensa no la va a dejar en paz

once the news was out, she left the country

en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

word was out that …

corría el rumor de que …

out with it! who stole the documents?

¡dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

6.2. out (published, produced):

a report out today points out that …

un informe publicado hoy señala que …

there are no newspapers out today

hoy no ha salido ningún periódico

their new album will be out by April

sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week

los resultados salen la semana que viene

6.3. out (in existence) coloq.:

it's the fastest car out

es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

7. out (indicating distance):

out here in Japan

aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while

estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way

vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

three days out NÁUT.

a los tres días de zarpar

ten miles out NÁUT.

a diez millas de la costa

8. out (clearly, loudly):

he read out the names of the winners

leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud

lo dijo en voz alta

9. out (in horseracing, athletics):

it's Kirk's second time out this season

es la segunda vez que Kirk corre esta temporada

10. out (end of message):

out RADIO, TEL.

fuera

11. out in phrases:

out for, he's just out for her money

lo único que quiere es su dinero

Lewis was out for revenge

Lewis quería vengarse

out to + infin , she's out to beat the record

está decidida a batir el récord

they're only out to make money

su único objetivo es hacer dinero

they're out to get you!

¡andan tras de ti!

they're out to get you!

¡van a por ti! Esp.

II.out [ingl. am. aʊt, ingl. brit. aʊt] ADJ.

1.1. out pred (extinguished):

to be out fire/light/pipe:

estar apagado

1.2. out pred (unconscious):

out

inconsciente

out

sin conocimiento

he was out for five minutes

estuvo inconsciente durante cinco minutos

after five vodkas she was out cold

con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate coloq.

1.3. out pred (not functioning):

our telephone is out

no nos funciona el teléfono

2.1. out pred (at an end):

before the day/month/year/summer is out

antes de que acabe el día/mes/año/verano

school's out ingl. brit.

han terminado las clases

2.2. out pred (out of fashion):

out

pasado de moda

sideburns are out

las patillas están pasadas de moda or ya no se llevan

2.3. out pred (out of the question) coloq.:

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios coloq.

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3.1. out DEP. (eliminated):

to be out

quedar out or fuera

to be out team:

quedar eliminado

3.2. out DEP. (unable to play) pred:

she's out with a broken ankle

no puede jugar porque tiene el tobillo roto

3.3. out DEP. (outside limit):

out pred

fuera

it was out

cayó or fue fuera

out! (call by line-judge or umpire)

¡out!

4. out (inaccurate) pred:

they were out in their calculations

se equivocaron en los cálculos

the estimate was $900 out or out by $900

se equivocaron en 900 dólares en el cálculo

you're not far out

no andas muy descaminado

you're way or a long way or miles out

andas muy lejos or muy errado

5. out (without, out of) coloq. pred:

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out

¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota coloq.

6. out homosexual:

out

declarado

III.out [ingl. am. aʊt, ingl. brit. aʊt] PREP.

he looked out the window

miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana

they threw him out the bar

lo echaron del bar

IV.out [ingl. am. aʊt, ingl. brit. aʊt] SUST.

1.1. out (in baseball):

out

out m

out

hombre m fuera

1.2. out (escape) ingl. am.:

out coloq.

escapatoria f

he's looking for an out

está buscando una escapatoria

2.1. out ingl. am. <outs, pl >:

to be on the outs with sb

estar enemistado con alguien

2.2. out ingl. am. <outs, pl > (those not in power):

the outs

los partidos de la oposición

V.out [ingl. am. aʊt, ingl. brit. aʊt] V. trans.

out

revelar la homosexualidad de

Véase también: speak out, out of, go out, cry out, call out

speak out V. [ingl. am. spik -, ingl. brit. spiːk -] (v + adv)

I decided it was time to speak out

resolví que había llegado el momento de expresar mi opinión (or declarar mi postura etc.)

to speak out for/against sth he spoke out against corruption

denunció la corrupción existente

she spoke out for the strikers

defendió a los huelguistas

out of PREP.

1. out of (from inside):

it fell out of her hand

se le cayó de la mano

(come) out of there!

¡salgan de ahí!

to look out of the window

mirar (hacia afuera) por la ventana

don't drink out of the bottle

no bebas de la botella

they operate out of La Guardia airport

sus vuelos salen del aeropuerto de La Guardia

2.1. out of (outside):

I was out of the room for two minutes

estuve dos minutos fuera de la habitación

I was out of the room for two minutes

estuve dos minutos afuera de la habitación esp amer.

I want you out of those wet clothes/this office immediately

haz el favor de quitarte esa ropa mojada/salir de esta oficina inmediatamente

you'll be out of the hospital soon

pronto saldrás del hospital

2.2. out of (distant from):

100 miles out of Murmansk NÁUT.

a 100 millas de Murmansk

they were four days out of port

llevaban cuatro días de navegación

they live 15 miles out of the capital

viven a 15 millas de la capital

3.1. out of (eliminated, excluded):

Korea is out of the tournament

Corea ha quedado eliminada

he's out of the running for the cup

ha quedado fuera de la competencia por la copa

he's out of the running for the cup

ha quedado fuera de la competición por la copa Esp.

he was left out of the team

no lo incluyeron en el equipo

3.2. out of (not involved in):

I've been out of teaching for a year

hace un año que dejé la enseñanza

to be/feel out of it coloq.

sentirse excluido

4.1. out of (indicating source, origin):

out of

de

I got the idea out of a book

saqué la idea de un libro

you look like something out of a horror movie

pareces salido de una película de terror

4.2. out of (indicating substance, makeup):

out of

de

made out of steel/wood

hecho de acero/madera

4.3. out of (indicating motive):

out of

por

out of charity/envy/loyalty

por caridad/envidia/lealtad

4.4. out of (indicating mother of horse):

out of

de

out of the same mare

de la misma yegua

5. out of (from among):

out of

de

out of all the children in the class, only two came

de todos los niños de la clase, solo vinieron dos

eight out of ten people

ocho de cada diez personas

one out of every six

uno de cada seis

6. out of (indicating lack):

we're out of bread

nos hemos quedado sin pan

we're out of bread

no nos queda pan

go out V. [ingl. am. ɡoʊ -, ingl. brit. ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

1.1. go out (leave, exit):

go out

salir

I went out for some fresh air

salí a tomar el aire

nobody is to go out of the building

que nadie salga del edificio

some of the old spirit has gone out of him

ha perdido un poco del empuje que tenía

to go out hunting/shopping

salir de caza/de compras

they went out looking for him

salieron a buscarlo

let's go out for a walk

salgamos a dar un paseo

to go out to work

trabajar fuera

the doctor's gone out on an urgent call

el médico ha salido a hacer una visita urgente

1.2. go out (socially, for entertainment):

go out

salir

I'm going out to a concert tonight

esta noche voy a un concierto

to go out for a meal

salir a comer fuera

1.3. go out (as boyfriend, girlfriend):

go out

salir

to go out with sb

salir con alguien

how long have they been going out (together)?

¿cuánto hace que salen (juntos)?

2. go out (be issued, broadcast, distributed):

invitations have gone out to several dignitaries

se ha cursado invitación a varios dignatarios

a warrant has gone out for her arrest

se ha ordenado su detención

the redundancy notices have gone out

se han despachado las notificaciones de despido

this program is going out live

este programa se emite en directo

3. go out (be extinguished):

go out fire/cigarette:

apagarse

4. go out (travel abroad):

go out

irse (al extranjero)

5. go out tide:

go out

bajar

6.1. go out (be eliminated):

go out

ser eliminado

6.2. go out (in card game):

go out

cerrar

go out

irse

7.1. go out (become outmoded):

go out clothes/style/custom:

pasar de moda

7.2. go out (come to an end):

go out

terminar

the year/the week went out in spectacular style

el año/la semana terminó de un modo espectacular

cry out V. [ingl. am. kraɪ -, ingl. brit. krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

1. cry out (call out):

cry out

gritar

he cried out to them to come back

les gritó que volvieran

2. cry out (need):

to cry out for sth

pedir algo a gritos

call out V. [ingl. am. kɔl -, ingl. brit. kɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. call out (summon):

call out guard/fire brigade

llamar

call out army

hacer intervenir a

we had to call the doctor out in the middle of the night

tuvimos que hacer venir al médico en la mitad de la noche

2. call out (on strike):

call out ingl. brit.

llamar a la huelga

3. call out (utter):

he called out her name

la llamó

he called out her name

pronunció su nombre liter.

keep out en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

I.keep out V. intr.

keep out

no entrar

keep out!

¡prohibido el paso!

to keep out of sth

no meterse en algo

to keep out of trouble

no meterse en líos

II.keep out V. trans.

to keep sth/sb out (of sth)

no dejar que entre algo/alguien (en algo)

to keep the rain/cold out

resguardar de la lluvia/del frío

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

keep out!

¡no entrar!

to keep sb out of mischief

impedir a alguien hacer travesuras

to keep one's nose out of sth coloq.

no meterse en algo

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario español»inglés

mantenerse al margen de algo fig.

to keep out of sth

quitarse de ruidos

to keep out of trouble

Traducciones de keep out en el diccionario inglés»español

I.out [aʊt] V. trans.

1. out (eject):

out

echar

2. out (reveal homosexuality):

out

revelar la homosexualidad de

II.out [aʊt] ADJ.

1. out (absent):

out person

fuera

2. out (released):

out book, news

publicado, -a

3. out BOT.:

out flower

en flor

4. out (visible):

the sun/the moon is out

ha salido el sol/la luna

5. out (finished):

before the week is out

antes de que acabe la semana

6. out (not functioning):

out fire, light

apagado, -a

out workers

en huelga

7. out DEP. (not playing):

out

fuera

out a. fig.

eliminado, -a

out for the count

fuera de combate

8. out (not possible):

it is out

está descartado

it is out

eso es imposible

9. out (unfashionable):

out

pasado, -a de moda

III.out [aʊt] ADV.

1. out (not inside):

out

fuera

out

afuera

to go out

salir fuera

get out!

¡fuera!

2. out (outside):

out

afuera

keep out!

¡no entrar!

to eat out

comer fuera

3. out (remove):

to cross out words

tachar palabras

to get a stain out

sacar una mancha

to put out a fire

apagar un fuego

4. out (available):

the best one out

el mejor disponible

5. out (away):

to be out person

no estar

to go out to India

salir para la India

to be out at sea

estar mar adentro

the tide is going out

la marea está bajando

6. out (wrong):

to be out in one's calculations

estar equivocado en los cálculos

7. out (unconscious):

to pass out

perder el conocimiento

to be out cold

estar fuera de combate

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be out and about (on the road)

estar en camino

to be out and about (healthy)

estar repuesto

out with it!

¡desembucha!

IV.out [aʊt] PREP.

1. out (towards outside):

out of

fuera de

to go out of the room

salir de la habitación

to go out of the door

salir por la puerta

to jump out of bed

saltar de la cama

to take sth out of a box

sacar algo de una caja

to look/lean out of the window

mirar por/apoyarse en la ventana

2. out (outside from):

out of sight/of reach

fuera de vista/de alcance

to drink out of a glass

beber de un vaso

to be out of it

estar en otra onda

3. out (away from):

to be out of town/the country

estar fuera de la ciudad/del país

to get out of the rain

salir de la lluvia

out of the way!

¡fuera del camino!

4. out (without):

to be out of money/work

estar sin dinero/trabajo

out of breath

sin aliento

out of order

averiado, -a

5. out (not included in):

to get out of the habit of doing sth

quitarse el hábito de hacer algo

his dog is out of control

su perro está fuera de control

6. out (from):

made out of wood/a blanket

hecho de madera/una manta

to copy sth out of a file

copiar algo de un archivo

to get sth out of sb

sacar algo a alguien

to read out of a novel

leer en una novela

in 3 cases out of 10

en 3 de cada 10 casos

7. out (because of):

to do sth out of politeness

hacer algo por cortesía

I.keep [ki:p] kept, kept kept, kept SUST.

1. keep sin pl. (livelihood):

keep

subsistencia f

to earn one's keep

ganarse el sustento

2. keep HIST. (castle tower):

keep

torre f del homenaje

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

for keeps

para siempre

II.keep [ki:p] kept, kept kept, kept V. trans.

1. keep (have):

keep shop

tener

keep guesthouse

dirigir

keep animals

criar

keep ingl. am. children

cuidar

2. keep (store):

keep silence, secret

guardar

keep me a place

guárdame el sitio

keep the change

quédese con el cambio

3. keep (maintain):

keep

mantener

to keep sb under observation

tener a alguien en observación

to keep one's eyes fixed on sth/sb

no apartar los ojos de algo/alguien

to keep sb awake

no dejar dormir a alguien

to keep sth going

mantener algo a flote fig.

4. keep (detain):

to keep sb waiting

hacer esperar a alguien

to keep sb in prison

tener a alguien en la cárcel

he was kept in hospital

se quedó ingresado en el hospital

what kept you?

¿por qué tardaste?

5. keep (guard):

keep

guardar

to keep one's temper

contener el genio

6. keep (fulfil):

keep

cumplir

to keep an appointment

acudir a una cita

to keep one's word

cumplir su palabra

7. keep (record):

keep diary

escribir

keep accounts

llevar

8. keep (person's expenses):

keep

mantener

to earn enough to keep oneself

ganar lo bastante para mantenerse

to keep a mistress

mantener a una amante

9. keep (obey, respect):

keep

obedecer

keep law

observar

10. keep (remain involved):

to keep one's hand in

no perder la práctica

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to keep one's balance

mantener el equilibrio

to keep time

marcar la hora

III.keep [ki:p] kept, kept kept, kept V. intr.

1. keep a. fig. (stay fresh):

keep

conservarse

2. keep (stay):

keep

mantenerse

to keep fit

mantenerse en forma

to keep silent (about sth)

guardar silencio (sobre algo)

to keep to the left

circular por la izquierda

keep quiet!

¡cállate!

keep still!

¡estate quieto!

3. keep (continue):

to keep going person

seguir tirando

to keep going machine

seguir funcionando

to keep doing sth

seguir haciendo algo

he keeps losing his keys

siempre pierde sus llaves

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how are you keeping? ingl. brit.

¿cómo estás?

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Its windows were boarded and the city erected a chain-link fence to keep out would-be explorers.

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The person decides what to let in and what to keep out, is resistant to emotional contagion and psychological manipulation, and is difficult to exploit.

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Please keep out of my way as much as possible!

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The new top five commanders were all college graduates and lawyers like their chief, who promises to keep out politics.

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Government should keep out of the battle and not weigh the odds in favor of one side or the other.

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It was erected a year later and a wooden shed was built around it to keep out the elements.

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Whereas medieval castles had relied on high walls to keep out attackers, early modern fortifications had to withstand artillery bombardments.

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It is like a general informing his soldiers that it is better to keep out of battle forever than to risk a single wound.

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In 1950, of fencing was added to keep out cattle which would wander onto the site.

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This undertaking has necessitated a fence - to keep out poachers rather than to restrict the movement of wildlife.

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