| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| soutenir⇒ vtr | (fixer, retenir [qch]) | hold [sth] up, prop [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | | support⇒ vtr |
| | Il faut des tuteurs pour soutenir mes pieds de tomates. |
| | My tomato plants need stakes to hold them up. |
| soutenir vtr | (empêcher de tomber) | support⇒, hold⇒ vtr |
| | | hold up vtr + adv |
| | Pour aider ma grand-mère à marcher, je la soutiens par le bras. |
| | I supported my grandmother by her arm to help her walk. |
| soutenir vtr | figuré (inciter, stimuler) | support⇒, help⇒ vtr |
| | | maintain⇒ vtr |
| | Le gouvernement a pris des mesures pour soutenir l'économie. |
| | The government has taken steps to support the economy. |
| soutenir vtr | (aider) | help⇒, support⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | give [sb] a helping hand, give a helping hand to [sb] v expr |
| | | give [sb] support, give support to [sb], offer [sb] support, offer support to [sb] v expr |
| | Mon frère m'a soutenu dans mes difficultés. |
| | Les supporters étaient au rendez-vous pour soutenir leur équipe. |
| | My brother helped me through my problems. |
| | The fans were there to give their team support. |
| soutenir vtr | (déclarer [qch]) | maintain⇒, insist⇒ vtr |
| | | insist on [sth] vi + prep |
| | Je soutiens l'avoir vu avec elle. |
| | Le policier soutenait la thèse du suicide. |
| | I maintain that I saw him with her. |
| | The police officer insisted on the suicide theory. |
| se soutenir⇒ v pron | (s'équilibrer) | support yourself vtr + refl |
| | | hold yourself up v expr |
| | Mon fils commence à nager, il se soutient tout seul. |
| | My son is starting to swim; he's holding himself up without any help. |
| se soutenir v pron | (s'entraider) | help one another, help each other vtr + refl |
| | | support one another, support each other vtr + refl |
| | | give one another support, give each other support v expr |
| | | offer one another support, offer each other support v expr |
| | Notre famille s'est toujours soutenue dans les moments difficiles. |
| | In our family, we've always supported each other through difficult times. |
| se soutenir v pron | (être affirmé valablement) | be valid vi + adj |
| | | bear scrutiny v expr |
| | (informal, figurative) | stand up vi phrasal |
| | (informal, figurative) | hold water v expr |
| | C'est une idée non conventionnelle mais ça se soutient. |
| | It's an unconventional idea, but it bears scrutiny. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| se soutenir⇒ v pron | (rester stable) (suspense) | be maintained, be sustained v aux + v past p |
| | | hold out vi phrasal |
| | | remain⇒, hold⇒ vi |
| | Le suspens de ce film se soutient du début à la fin. |
| | The film's suspense is maintained from beginning to end. |
| soutenir vtr | (combattre en faveur de) | support⇒ vtr |
| | | help⇒ vtr |
| | Cette association soutient les malades du sida. |
| | This organization supports AIDS sufferers. |
| soutenir vtr | (aider un organe affaibli) | support⇒, maintain⇒ vtr |
| | | keep [sth] going vtr + adj |
| | Il porte une pile pour soutenir son cœur. |
| | He wears a pacemaker to keep his heart going. |
| soutenir vtr | soutenu (supporter) (attack) | sustain⇒, withstand⇒ vtr |
| | (comparison) | bear⇒ vtr |
| | Ce régiment a soutenu l'assaut de l'ennemi durant une semaine. |
| | The regiment withstood the enemy assault for a week. |