keep up

keep up
крепя;
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keep up 1) поддържам да не падне, крепя; държа вдигната (глава, ръка); to \keep up prices up поддържам високи цени; 2) поддържам (в добро състояние; обичаи, традиции кореспонденция, приятелство, крачка и пр.); не прекъсвам; to \keep up up with s.o. кореспондирам си (пиша си) с някого; не прекъсвам отношенията си с някого; to \keep up o.'s chin up разг. не падам духом, не изпадам в отчаяние; to \keep up up a fire поддържам огън; to \keep up o.'s end up настоявам на своето; 3) стоя буден, не си лягам; държа буден, не оставям да си легне (да заспи); 4) не спадам (за цена); остава (продължава да е) същото (за времето); if the weather \keep ups up ако времето не се развали; 5) държа в помещение (за животни); 6): to \keep up up with s.o. вървя редом с някого; прен. следя, следвам; to \keep up up with the times в крак с времето съм; to \keep up up with Joneses старая се да се държа на едно ниво със съседите си; 7) издържам, запазвам духа си (спокойствието си); despite the difficulties they kept up wonderfully въпреки трудностите те издържаха; to \keep up it up продължавам по същия начин; to \keep up s.o. up to s.th. уведомявам, държа (някого) в течение; to \keep up up with s.th. не се разделям с; to \keep up up appearances запазвам (благо)приличие; to \keep up o.'s end up държа на своето, не отстъпвам;

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