keep in

tenere dentro

Far restare qualcuno o qualcosa dentro un luogo o entro un limite.

In inglese semplice: To make someone or something stay inside a place or within a limit.

• Please keep the cat in tonight.
• The rain kept us in all afternoon.
• This fence keeps the sheep in the field.

Come si usa: keep someone/something in something (Keep the dog in the garden.)

Sinonimi: keep inside, confine

Contrari: let out

Espressioni comuni: keep someone in, keep something in, keep in bounds

trattenere dopo le lezioni

Far restare un alunno a scuola dopo le lezioni come punizione.

In inglese semplice: To make a student stay at school after lessons as a punishment.

• Our teacher kept us in.
• Will you keep me in after school?
• They were kept in for throwing paper during class.

Come si usa: keep someone in for something (The teacher kept us in for talking.)

Sinonimi: give detention to

Espressioni comuni: keep someone in, keep pupils in, keep children in

continuare ad ardere

Detto di un fuoco, continuare a bruciare senza spegnersi.

In inglese semplice: For a fire to continue burning without going out.

• Will the fire keep in overnight?
• The kitchen fire kept in until morning.
• With enough coal, this fire should keep in.

Sinonimi: stay alight, keep burning

Contrari: go out

Espressioni comuni: fire keep in, keep in overnight

tenere acceso

Fare in modo che un fuoco continui a bruciare senza spegnersi.

In inglese semplice: To make a fire continue burning without going out.

• We kept the fire in overnight.
• Add more coal to keep it in.
• She used dry wood to keep the kitchen fire in.

Come si usa: keep a fire in (A little coal will keep the fire in.)

Sinonimi: keep alight, keep burning

Contrari: extinguish

Espressioni comuni: keep something in, keep fire in