sostener znamená v Angličtina

assert [asserted, asserting, asserts]▼(To maintain; to defend)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsɜːt] [US: ə.ˈsɝːt]

back [backed, backing, backs]▼(to support)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk] [US: ˈbæk]

bolster [bolstered, bolstering, bolsters]▼(to brace, reinforce, secure, or support)
verb
[UK: ˈbəʊl.stə(r)] [US: ˈboʊl.stə(r)]

claim [claimed, claiming, claims]▼verb
[UK: kleɪm] [US: ˈkleɪm]He claimed that it was all my fault. = Sostuvo que todo era culpa mía.

cling [clung, clinging, clings]▼(hold tightly)
verb
[UK: kl̩ɪŋ] [US: ˈkl̩ɪŋ]

contend [contended, contending, contends]▼(strive in debate)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtend] [US: kən.ˈtend]

hold [held, holding, holds]▼(to grasp)
verb
[UK: həʊld] [US: hoʊld]

hold up▼(to support or lift)
verb
[UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp]

maintain [maintained, maintaining, maintains]▼(to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
verb
[UK: meɪn.ˈteɪn] [US: men.ˈteɪn]He maintained that he was innocent. = Él sostenía que era inocente.

support [supported, supporting, supports]▼(to keep from falling)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈpɔːt] [US: sə.ˈpɔːrt]The walls support the ceiling. = Las paredes sostienen el techo.

sustain [sustained, sustaining, sustains]▼(to maintain something)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪn] [US: sə.ˈsteɪn]The 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.

uphold [upheld, upholding, upholds]▼(to keep erect)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈhəʊld] [US: ˌʌpˈhoʊld]As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. = Como oficial público usted ha hecho un juramento de sostener y defender la constitución.