tenere, übersetzung im Italienisch-Englisch Wörterbuch

tenere vb irreg

1 vt

a  (reggere, in mano) to hold , (in posizione) to hold, keep, (in una condizione) to keep
tieni!  here!
tieni, usa il mio  here, use mine
tieni, questo è per te  here, this is for you
non mi serve, puoi tenerlo  I don't need it, you can keep it
tenere qn per mano  to hold sb by the hand
tenere in braccio un bambino  to hold a baby
tenere una pentola per il manico  to hold a pan by the handle
tiene la racchetta con la sinistra  he holds the racket with his left hand
tieni la porta aperta  hold the door open
tengono sempre la porta aperta  they always keep their door open
tiene sempre la camicia sbottonata  he always has his shirt unbuttoned
tenere le mani in tasca  to keep one's hands in one's pockets
tieni gli occhi chiusi  keep your eyes shut o closed
un cappotto che tiene caldo  a warm coat
tiene la casa molto bene  her house is always tidy
tenere presente qc  to bear sth in mind
tenere la rotta   (Naut) to keep o stay on course
il nemico teneva la città  the enemy had the city under its control o held the city
tenere la destra/la sinistra   (Aut) to keep to the right/the left

b (dare, conferenza, lezione) to give , (organizzare, riunione, assemblea) to hold

c  (occupare, spazio) to take up, occupy
tenere il posto a qn  to keep sb's seat
mi tieni il posto? torno subito  will you keep my seat for me? I'll be right back

d (contenere, sogg, recipiente) to hold

e (resistere a) tenere il mare (Naut) to be seaworthy
tenere la strada (Aut) to hold the road

f (considerare) tenere conto di qn/qc to take sb/sth into account o consideration
tenere in gran conto o considerazione qn to have a high regard for sb, think highly of sb

2 vi, (aus avere)

a  (resistere) to hold out, last , (chiusura, nodo) to hold
tiene quella scatola?  is that box strong enough?
questa vite non tiene  this screw is loose
non ci sono scuse che tengano  I'll take no excuses
tenere duro   (resistere) to stand firm, hold out

b (parteggiare) tenere per qn/qc to support sb/sth
io tengo per lui I am on his side

c tenere a (reputazione, persona, vestiario) to attach great importance to
tiene molto all'educazione he is a great believer in education

d  (dare importanza) tenere a, tenerci a  to care about, attach great importance to
tenere a fare  to want to do, be keen to do
ci tengo ad ottenere la presidenza  it's important for me to become chairman
ci tenevo ad andare  I was keen on going, I was keen to go
ci tiene che lo sappia  he wants him to know
non ci tengo  I don't care about it, it's not that important to me
se ci tieni proprio!  if you really want!

3 tenersi vr

a  (reggersi) tenersi a qn/qc  to hold onto sb/sth
tieniti al corrimano  hold onto the rail
tieniti forte!  hold on tight!
tenersi per mano   (uso reciproco) to hold hands
si tenevano per mano  they were holding hands
tenersi in piedi  to stay on one's feet
non si teneva più dal ridere   (fig) he couldn't help laughing, he couldn't keep from laughing

b  (mantenersi) to keep, be
tenersi pronto (a fare qc)  to be ready (to do sth)
tieniti pronta per le cinque  be ready by five
tenersi vicino al/lontano dal muro  to keep close to/away from the wall
tenersi sulla corsia di destra  to stay in the right-hand lane
tenersi a destra/sinistra  to keep right/left

c (attenersi) tenersi a to comply with, stick to