keep
[ki:p] ( pt & pp kept )transitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [gen]
tenere
to keep sb waiting fare aspettare qn keep the change tenere il resto |
| 2. | [continue]
to keep doing sthg continuare a fare qc to keep going continuare |
| 3. | [prevent]
to keep sb/sthg from doing sthg trattenere qn/qc dal fare qc |
| 4. | [detain]
tenere, trattenere
to keep sb (from sthg) trattenere qn (da qc) |
| 5. | [promise, secret]
mantenere
[appointment] rispettare |
| 6. | [withhold news or fact of]
to keep sthg from sb nascondere qc a qn to keep sthg to o.s. tenere qc per sé |
| 7. | [in writing]
tenere
to keep a diary tenere un diario to keep a record/an account of sthg tenere un resoconto di qc |
| 8. | [farm animals] tenere, allevare |
| to keep o.s to o.s. starsene per conto proprio |
keep
[ki:p] ( pt & pp kept )intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [remain, stay]
stare, restare
to keep warm tenersi caldo ( f calda) to keep quiet/calm stare zitto ( f zitta)/calmo ( f calma) |
| 2. | [continue moving]
continuare
to keep to the left tenere la sinistra |
| 3. | [last, stay fresh] mantenersi, conservarsi |
| 4. | [in health]
stare
how are you keeping? come stai? |
keep
[ki:p] ( pt & pp kept )noun
(uncountable noun) [food, board]
to earn one's keep lavorare in cambio di vitto e alloggio
for keeps
adverb
(inf) per sempre
keep at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
to keep at it [work hard] tenere duro, perseverare
keep back
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
[information] non rivelare
[money] trattenere
keep down
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
| 1. | [prices, costs] contenere |
| 2. | [food] tenere giù |
keep off
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
[rain, sun] ripararsi da
[attacker, dog] difendersi da
keep off
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[avoid]
keep off the grass vietato calpestare l'erba
keep on
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [continue] continuare |
| 2. | [talk incessantly]
to keep on (about sthg) non smettere di parlare (di qc) |
keep on
transitive verb Conjugaison
[continue]
to keep on doing sthg continuare a fare qc
keep on at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
(UK)
dare addosso a
keep out
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
tenere fuori
keep out
intransitive verb Conjugaison
keep out vietato l'ingresso
keep to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [deadline, rules, plan] rispettare, attenersi a |
| 2. | [point]
attenersi a
[path] mantenere |
| 3. | [room] restare in |
keep to
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
[limit]
we had to keep the guest list to 300 abbiamo dovuto limitare la lista degli invitati a 300
keep up
transitive verb separable Conjugaison
| 1. | [prevent from falling] reggere, tenere su |
| 2. | [maintain, continue]
mantenere
keep up the good work continua a lavorare così |
| 3. | [prevent from going to bed] non lasciare andare a dormire |
keep up
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [maintain pace, level]
tenere il passo
to keep up with sb mantenersi al passo con qn to keep up (with sthg) tenersi aggiornato ( f aggiornata) (su qc) |
| 2. | [remain in contact]
to keep up (with sb) restare in contatto (con qn) |
