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sustain [sustained, sustaining, sustains] (to maintain something) verb [UK: sə.ˈsteɪn] [US: sə.ˈsteɪn] | sostenerverbThe bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed. = El puente no pudo sostener el ímpetu de la fuerte corriente y colapsó. |
sustain [sustained, sustaining, sustains] (to provide for or nourish something) verb [UK: sə.ˈsteɪn] [US: sə.ˈsteɪn] | sustentarverbWe don't have a mechanism for sustained funding. = No tenemos un mecanismo para sustentar la financiación. |
sustainability (ability to sustain something) noun [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˌste.nə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti] | sostenibilidadnounBicycles are tools for urban sustainability. = Las bicicletas son una herramienta para la sostenibilidad urbana. |
sustainable (able to be sustained) adjective [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] | sostenibleadjectiveWe can only eliminate extreme poverty if the sustainable development goals that we have set are more than words on paper. = Sólo podremos eliminar la pobreza extrema si los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible que nos hemos fijado son más que palabras sobre el papel. |
sustainable development (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) noun [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] | desarrollo sosteniblenoun |
unsustainability (state or condition of being unsustainable) noun [UK: ˌʌnsəsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ] [US: ˌʌnsəˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ] | insostenibilidadnoun |