keep

quedarse con, conservar

Seguir teniendo algo en vez de devolverlo o dárselo a otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To continue to have something instead of returning it or giving it away.

• You can keep the pen.
• I kept the jacket she gave me.
• Do you want to keep these photos?

Sinónimos: retain, hold on to

Antónimos: return

Expresiones frecuentes: keep the change, keep something forever, keep a copy, keep old letters

mantenerse, permanecer

Seguir en un determinado estado o condición.

En inglés sencillo: To stay in a particular state or condition.

• Please keep quiet.
• We kept warm by the fire.
• How do you keep so calm?

Cómo se usa: keep + adjective (Keep still while I take the photo.)

Sinónimos: stay, remain

Expresiones frecuentes: keep quiet, keep warm, keep calm

mantener, conservar

Hacer que alguien o algo siga en un determinado estado.

En inglés sencillo: To make sure someone or something stays in a particular condition.

• Keep your hands clean.
• The lid kept the food fresh.
• How do you keep the children busy?

Cómo se usa: keep someone/something + adjective (This coat keeps me warm.); keep something in something (Keep the flowers in water.)

Sinónimos: maintain, preserve

Expresiones frecuentes: keep something clean, keep someone happy, keep something dry

guardar

Guardar algo de otra persona y protegerlo hasta que lo necesite.

En inglés sencillo: To hold something for someone and protect it until they need it.

• Can you keep my bag?
• She kept my passport safe during the trip.
• I will keep your money until you return.

Cómo se usa: keep something for someone (Can you keep my keys for me?)

Sinónimos: hold, look after

Expresiones frecuentes: keep something safe, keep something for someone

manutención, sustento

Comida, alojamiento o dinero que una persona necesita para vivir.

En inglés sencillo: The food, shelter, or money someone needs to live.

• He works for his keep.
• She earned her keep by cooking for the family.
• The farm pays for the horses’ keep.

Sinónimos: upkeep, maintenance

Expresiones frecuentes: earn your keep, pay for someone’s keep

torre del homenaje

Torre fuerte situada en el centro de un castillo, que sirve de refugio durante los ataques.

En inglés sencillo: The strong central tower of a castle, used for protection during attacks.

• The keep has thick walls.
• Soldiers defended the keep during the attack.
• We climbed to the top of the old keep.

Sinónimos: central tower

Expresiones frecuentes: castle keep, stone keep, inside the keep

estado

Condición en que se encuentra algo, sobre todo según cómo se haya cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: The condition something is in, especially how well it has been looked after.

• The house was in good keep.
• They found the estate in poor keep.
• The old grounds remain in fine keep.

Cómo se usa: in good/poor keep (The gardens were in good keep.)

Sinónimos: condition, state

Expresiones frecuentes: in good keep, in poor keep