sostiene

holds, maintains


Verb sostiene

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of sostener.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of sostener.

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Examples
  • ¿Quién es esa mujer que sostiene las flores?

    Who is that woman holding the flowers?

  • Las opiniones sostenidas con pasión son siempre aquellas para las que no existen buenos argumentos; de hecho, la pasión es la forma de medir la falta de convicción de la persona que la sostiene. En política y religión, las opiniones casi siempre se sostienen apasionadamente.

    The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder’s lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.

  • Ella todavía sostiene su inocencia.

    She still alleges innocence.


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