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keep on
verbo transitivo con partícula
1dejarse puesto(a) (not take off); dejar encendido(a) or (not switch off)prendido(a) (Am); mantener en el puesto
  • k your hair on! (continue to employ)(familiar) -> ¡no te sulfures!
verbo intransitivo
2continuar, seguir
  • to k on doing something -> seguir haciendo algo (continue doing)
  • she kept on getting into trouble -> siempre se estaba metiendo en líos
  • to k on about something -> insistir sobre algo

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keep on [kip]
ir adelante, proseguir, adelantar.

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keep on
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (not take off) [+hat, coat, gloves] no quitarse
2 (not turn off) [+light] dejar encendido; dejar prendido; (LAm)
3 (retain) [+house] conservar
can we afford to keep her on?
4 (continue employing)
they kept him on for years siguieron empleándole durante muchos años
hair
verb:transitive:plus_preposition
(restrict to)
keep him on light foods for the next few days que solo tome alimentos ligeros en los próximos días; he was kept on bread and water for three days durante tres días solo le dieron pan y agua; le tuvieron a pan y agua durante tres días
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (continue) seguir; continuar
to keep on doing sth (ceaselessly) seguir continuar haciendo algo;or (repeatedly) no dejar de hacer algo; he keeps on hoping no pierde la esperanza; sigue teniendo esperanzas; keep on along this road until ... siga por esta carretera hasta ...; he keeps on ringing me up no deja de llamarme por teléfono; she keeps on having migraines tiene contínuos ataques de migraña
2 (informal) (talk)
she does keep on no para de hablar
she's very takative to keep on [about] sth
she keeps on about how much money they've gotabout no hace mas que hablar siempre está hablando de todo el dinero que tienen;or
he keeps on about her being stupid no hace más que decir que es una estúpida
don't keep on so! don't keep on about it!
3 (informal) (nag)
she does keep on es muy machacona; (informal)
he kept on about me being selfishabout siguió dale que te pego con que soy egoísta; (informal)
to keep on (at sb) about sth
she keeps on at me about my cheap clothesat siempre me está dando la lata con que llevo ropa barata; (informal)
I kept on at him about the leaking tap le dije una y otra vez lo del grifo que perdía agua; she keeps on at him to look for a job le está siempre insistiendo que busque un trabajo

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