■ keep in

■ keep in
■ keep in
A v. t. + avv.
1 tenere; non eliminare; lasciare dov'è; lasciar stare: That's the best scene in the film; you must keep it in, è la scena più bella del film; non devi eliminarla
2 trattenere (q.) in casa (o a scuola, in classe, in ospedale, ecc.); tenere; far restare: The bad weather kept us in, il tempo brutto ci tenne in casa; He was kept in for further tests, è stato trattenuto (in ospedale) per ulteriori accertamenti
3 mantenere (il fuoco) acceso
4 tenere in casa (cibo, bevande, ecc.: come provvista, per un'emergenza, ecc.)
5 (fig., rif. a emozioni) trattenere; frenare; tenere a freno; tenersi dentro: I was unable to keep in my anger, non riuscii a frenare l'ira; Don't keep it all in, non tenerti tutto dentro
6 (sport) tenere in gioco, tenere in campo (la palla)
B v. i. + avv.
1 tenersi rasente al bordo della strada
2 restare in casa; non uscire
3 stare in fila
4 rimanere a scuola (o in classe) (per punizione)
5 (del fuoco) restare acceso; continuare a bruciare
6 (fam.) to keep in with, mantenere buoni rapporti con; andare d'accordo con; (anche) tenersi buono: He manages to keep in with the boss, riesce a tenersi buono il capo
C v. t. + prep.
(fam.) rifornire (q.) di; mantenere a: The money he gives me is only enough to keep me in cigarettes, i soldi che mi dà mi bastano solo a comprarmi le sigarette.

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