Hope is what keeps us going
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La esperanza es lo que nos mantiene.
Any better way than mantiene? Gracias
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updated May 7, 2011
posted by jeezzle
It sounds pretty good to me. - lazarus1907, May 7, 2011
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Would conservar work? In the sense of sustaining for to keep going?
That depends on the context:
"La esperanza es lo que nos conserva jóvenes" OK
"La esperanza es lo que nos mantiene vivos" OK
"La esperanza es lo que nos conserva activos" Not Ok. Need "lo que nos mantiene activos".
Conservar has to do with preserving a state. Mantener has to do with continuity. I know this is not terribly clear, but I can't think of a better way to explain it right now. And I can't be 100% certain that this works as a rule.
updated May 8, 2011
posted by Gekkosan
Wow Geko those two verbs are very hard for me to distinguish. This was a good post, Jezzle! - bandit51jd, May 7, 2011
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conservar
transitive verb
- to preserve (mantener) (alimento) ; to sustain, to keep up (amistad) ; to look after (salud) ; to retain (calor)
Would conservar work? In the sense of sustaining for to keep going?
updated May 7, 2011
posted by bandit51jd
