aguantar

/aɡwanˈtaɾ/, [a.ɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

endure, hold on, put up with

Verb aguantar (first-person singular present aguanto, first-person singular preterite aguanté, past participle aguantado)

to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)

Para nadar bajo el agua, uno tiene que ser capaz de aguantar la respiración.

In order to swim underwater, one has to be able to hold his or her breath.
to put up with, to tolerate or bear, to endure, to handle, to take, to stand

Esto no se puede aguantar

This is unbearable

Ya no aguanto más.

I can't take it anymore.
to hang on, to grasp
to hang on, to persevere, to last
to not complain, to keep silent
to hold (a posture)

Examples

Pienso que seré capaz de aguantar eso.

I think I'll be able to withstand that.

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Ya no podía aguantar el dolor.

He could no longer stand the pain.

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Es difícil para nuestros ingresos aguantar con la inflacción.

It's difficult for our income to keep up with inflation.

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No lo puedo aguantar.

I can't deal with this.

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Me gusta Sandra, pero no puedo aguantar a sus niños.

Sandra I like, but her children I can't stand.

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No puedo aguantar el frío.

I can't stand the cold.

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No puedo aguantar mi vida loca.

I can't stand my crazy life.

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Este bus puede aguantar a cincuenta personas.

This bus can hold fifty people.

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¡No puedo aguantar estar recluido en esta cárcel!

I can't stand being cooped up in this prison!

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Puedo aguantar la fuerza bruta, pero la razón bruta es insoportable. Su uso tiene algo de injusto, es como golpear por debajo del intelecto.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.

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