Join Discordsoutenir
/su.tə.niʁ/
1.
verbInf3rdPres
support (someone or a cause)
help
back (politically, morally, or financially)
Je vais soutenir mon ami pendant son épreuve.
I'm going to support my friend during his ordeal.
2.
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hold up
support (physically)
bear (a weight)
La colonne peut soutenir le toit de la grange.
The column can support the barn's roof.
3.
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maintain
assert
claim (state an opinion or fact)
On l'entend soutenir qu'il n'a rien fait de mal.
He is heard claiming that he did nothing wrong.
4.
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defend (a thesis)
formally present an academic work
Elle va soutenir sa thèse en novembre.
She is going to defend her thesis in November.