keep

A. n

• 1 pension (f) to pay for one's keep = payer une pension

• 2 (tower) donjon (m)

B. vtr

• 1 (retain) garder [receipt, money, letter, seat] to keep sb/sth clean = garder qn/qch propre to keep sth warm = garder qch au chaud to keep sb warm = protéger qn du froid to keep sb waiting = faire attendre qn to keep sb talking = retenir qn to keep an engine running = laisser un moteur en marche

• 2 (detain) retenir I won't keep you a minute = je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

• 3 tenir [shop]; élever [chickens]

• 4 (sustain) to keep [sth] going = entretenir [conversation, fire]; = maintenir [tradition] I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going = je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup

• 5 (store) mettre, ranger where do you keep your cups? = où rangez-vous vos tasses?

• 6 (support) faire vivre, entretenir [family]

• 7 tenir [accounts, diary]

• 8to keep sth from sb = taire or cacher qch à qn to keep sth to oneself = garder qch pour soi

• 9 (prevent) to keep sb from doing = empêcher qn de faire

• 10 tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]

• 11 [Mus] to keep time = battre la mesure

C. vi

• 1 (continue) to keep doing = continuer à or de faire, ne pas arrêter de faire to keep going [person] = continuer

• 2 (remain) to keep out of the rain = se protéger de la pluie to keep warm = se protéger du froid to keep calm = rester calme to keep silent = garder le silence

• 3 [food] se conserver, se garder

• 4 [news, business] attendre

• 5‘how are you keeping?’ = ‘comment allez-vous?’ she's keeping well = elle va bien

D. v refl

• to keep oneself to oneself = ne pas être sociable

E. phr

• pour de bon, pour toujours