soutiendrai in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for soutiendrai in the French»English Dictionary

I.soutenir [sutniʀ] VB trans

1. soutenir (donner son appui):

soutenir personne, projet, action, candidat, gouvernement, équipe

to support

soutenir la majorité/une famille pauvre

to support the majority/a poor family

soutenir une grève

to support a strike

soutenir à bout de bras personne, projet

to keep [sb/sth] afloat

soutenir qn contre qn

to side with sb against sb

soutenir sa fille contre son père

to side with one's daughter against her father

2. soutenir:

soutenir ECON, FIN monnaie, marché, cours, économie

to support

3. soutenir (affirmer):

soutenir contraire

to maintain

soutenir paradoxe

to defend

soutenir opinion

to uphold

soutenir que …

to maintain that …

soutenir que la récession a pris fin

to maintain that the recession has ended

4. soutenir (servir de support):

soutenir personne, toit, monnaie

to support

mur soutenu par des étais

wall supported by props

mes jambes ne me soutiennent plus

my legs won't hold me up

des oreillers soutenaient la tête du malade

the patient was propped up on pillows

5. soutenir (donner des forces):

soutenir personne

to keep [sb] going

un peu de café te soutiendra

a drink of coffee will keep you going

6. soutenir (réconforter):

soutenir personne:

to support

soutenir espoir:

to sustain

tu m'as toujours soutenu

you have always supported me

seul l'espoir me soutient

hope alone sustains me

soutenir le moral de qn

to keep sb's spirits up

il a besoin qu'on lui soutienne le moral

his morale needs boosting

soutenir le moral des troupes

to encourage the troops

7. soutenir (faire durer):

soutenir curiosité, intérêt

to keep [sth] alive

soutenir conversation

to keep [sth] going

soutenir effort, train de vie, rythme

to keep up, to sustain

soutenir l'intérêt des lecteurs

to keep the readers' interest alive

8. soutenir (résister):

soutenir choc, siège, assaut, regard

to withstand

soutenir comparaison

to bear (avec with)

elle ne soutient pas la comparaison avec ta sœur

she isn't nearly as good as your sister

il soutient la comparaison avec ton frère

he is as good as your brother

9. soutenir UNIV:

soutenir thèse, mémoire

to defend

soutenir sa thèse

to have one's viva Brit

soutenir sa thèse

to have one's defense Am

II.se soutenir VB refl

1. se soutenir (s'entraider):

se soutenir

to support each other

se soutenir entre collègues

to support each other as colleagues

2. se soutenir (être défendable):

se soutenir argument, hypothèse:

to be tenable

3. se soutenir (se tenir debout):

se soutenir personne:

to hold oneself up

elle a de la peine à se soutenir

she can hardly hold herself up

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

indéfectiblement soutenir

unfailingly

valablement soutenir

legitimately

chaleureusement soutenir

wholeheartedly

Translations for soutiendrai in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

stick by

soutenir

shore up fig economy, system

soutenir

prop up fig company, currency, economy, person, regime

soutenir

rally round

soutenir

uphold right, principle, belief, institution

soutenir

carry through humour, courage: person

soutenir

soutiendrai in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soutiendrai in the French»English Dictionary

soutenir [sut(ə)niʀ] VB trans

1. soutenir (porter, aider, prendre parti pour):

soutenir

to support

2. soutenir (maintenir debout, en bonne position):

soutenir

to hold up

3. soutenir ECON:

soutenir monnaie

to prop up

4. soutenir (affirmer):

soutenir que c'est la vérité

to maintain that it is the truth

5. soutenir (résister à):

soutenir le regard de qn

to withstand the gaze of sb

Translations for soutiendrai in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

root for

soutenir

prop up

soutenir

to barrack for sth/sb

soutenir qn/qc

underpin

soutenir

uphold

soutenir

carry through

soutenir

to be supportive of sb/sth

soutenir qn/qc

to bolster sb/sth (up)

soutenir qn/qc

stick together

se soutenir

soutiendrai Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

soutenir que c'est la vérité

to maintain that it is the truth

soutenir le regard de qn

to withstand the gaze of sb

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

to be behind sb/sth all the way

ne pas soutenir la comparaison avec qc

to pale in comparison with sth

soutenir financièrement la recherche contre le cancer

to support cancer research