How the word "sostener" is translated into English
¿Puedes sostener la puerta un momento?
[¿ˈpweðes sosteˈneɾ la ˈpweɾta um moˈmento?]
Can you hold the door for a moment?
El padre sostiene al bebé en brazos.
[el ˈpaðɾe sosˈtjene al beˈβe em ˈbɾaθos.]
The father holds the baby in his arms.
Sostuve la escalera mientras mi hermano subía.
[sosˈtuβe la eskaˈleɾa ˈmjentɾaz mj eɾˈmano suˈβia.]
I held the ladder while my brother climbed up.
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