keep

garder

Continuer à avoir quelque chose au lieu de le rendre ou de le donner.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : retain, hold on to

Contraires : return

Expressions courantes : keep the change, keep something forever, keep a copy, keep old letters

rester

Rester dans un certain état.

En anglais simple : To stay in a particular state or condition.

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

Comment l'utiliser : keep + adjective (Keep still while I take the photo.)

Synonymes : stay, remain

Expressions courantes : keep quiet, keep warm, keep calm

maintenir, garder

Faire en sorte qu’une personne ou une chose reste dans un certain état.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : keep someone/something + adjective (This coat keeps me warm.); keep something in something (Keep the flowers in water.)

Synonymes : maintain, preserve

Expressions courantes : keep something clean, keep someone happy, keep something dry

garder

Conserver un objet pour quelqu’un en le protégeant jusqu’à ce qu’il en ait besoin.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : keep something for someone (Can you keep my keys for me?)

Synonymes : hold, look after

Expressions courantes : keep something safe, keep something for someone

entretien, subsistance

Nourriture, logement ou argent dont une personne a besoin pour vivre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : upkeep, maintenance

Expressions courantes : earn your keep, pay for someone’s keep

donjon

Tour solide au centre d’un château, servant à se protéger lors des attaques.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : central tower

Expressions courantes : castle keep, stone keep, inside the keep

état

État d’une chose, notamment selon les soins qu’elle a reçus.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in good/poor keep (The gardens were in good keep.)

Synonymes : condition, state

Expressions courantes : in good keep, in poor keep