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(impedire la caduta di) [persona] to hold(irregular) [scala];
to hold(irregular) up [anziano, ubriaco];
[cintura] to hold(irregular) up [pantaloni]; (tenere in mano) [persona] to hold(irregular) [oggetto]; reggimi gli sci please, hold the skis
(sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear(irregular), to hold(irregular), to support [tetto, peso]; ~ qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one’s back; il ramo non ti regge the branch won’t hold you; le gambe non mi reggevano più my legs couldn’t carry me any longer
(resistere a, far fronte a) to stand(irregular) [prova];
to withstand(irregular), to absorb [impatto];
to stand(irregular), to handle [ritmo];
to bear(irregular) [dolore];
to hold(irregular) [sguardo]; ~ l’alcol to (be able to) hold one’s drink; ~ il mare [nave] to be seaworthy
(sopportare) non la reggo I can’t stand her
(governare) to rule [paese]; (amministrare) to manage, to run(irregular) [azienda]
(resistere) ~ a to withstand [assalto, urto, shock];
to stand up to [sforzo, fatica]; ~ alla tensione [persona] to take the strain; ~ al confronto con to bear o stand comparison with, to compare favourably with; ha smesso di fumare, ma non reggerà a lungo! he’s given up smoking, but he’ll never last out!
(essere valido) [teoria, ipotesi] to hold(irregular) (good);
[accusa] to hold(irregular) up;
[alibi] to stand(irregular) up
colloq. (durare) [tempo] to last, to hold(irregular);
[matrimonio] to hold(irregular) together
reggersi pronom.
(sostenersi) to stand(irregular); -rsi in piedi to stand up; fa fatica a -rsi in piedi he can hardly stand; non si regge sulle gambe he can’t stand up
(aggrapparsi) ~ a to hold on o cling on to [ringhiera]; reggiti forte! hold tight!