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"Stand" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "estar de pie", and "keep" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "guardar". Learn more about the difference between "stand" and "keep" below.
stand(
stahnd
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estar de pie
My job requires me to stand all the time.Mi trabajo requiere que esté de pie todo el tiempo.
b. estar parado (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We were standing for three hours.Estuvimos parados durante tres horas.
2. (to get up)
a. levantarse
You must stand when the principal enters the classroom.Deben levantarse cuando el director entra en el aula.
b. ponerse de pie
They all stood at the end of the presentation.Todos se pusieron de pie al final de la presentación.
c. pararse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The people stood when the president came in.La gente se paró cuando el presidente entró.
3. (to stay)
6. (to measure)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I just want to know where I stand.Solo quiero saber a qué atenerme.
Where do you stand on gun control?¿Cuál es tu posición en cuanto al control de armas?
12. (to be)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
As it stands, the definition is not very clear.Tal como está, la definición no está muy clara.
The death toll currently stands at 135.El número de muertos asciende a 135.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
15. (to withstand)
a. resistir
I don’t think the bridge will stand another flood.No creo que el puente resista otra inundación.
16. (to place)
17. (to pay for)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
18. (position)
a. la posición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He took his stand at the entrance.Tomó su posición en la entrada.
19. (view)
a. la postura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is your stand on the elections?¿Cuál es tu postura acerca de las elecciones?
20. (base)
a. el soporte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I put the iron back on its stand.Volví a poner la plancha sobre el soporte.
b. el pie (M) (of a lamp)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The stand and the lampshade are sold separately.El pie y la pantalla se venden por separado.
c. el perchero (M) (for hats and coats)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I hung my coat on the stand in the hall.Colgué mi abrigo en el perchero de la entrada.
d. el atril (M) (music)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The three of us had to share a stand at the school concert.Los tres tuvimos que compartir un atril en el concierto de la escuela.
21. (stall)
a. el estrado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The witness was called to the stand.Llamaron al testigo al estrado.
23. (resistance)
a. la postura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have to take a stand against these job losses.Tenemos que tomar una postura y decir que no vamos a aceptar la pérdida de estos puestos de trabajo.
24. (for taxis)
stands
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
26. (sport)
a. las gradas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All the moms were cheering from the stands.Todas las mamás estaban animando desde las gradas.
keep(
kip
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to retain)
3. (to detain)
a. tener
The police are keeping her under house arrest.La policía la tiene bajo arresto domiciliario.
4. (to have)
6. (to delay)
a. entretener
I don't want to keep you, but I really need to discuss this with you.No te quiero entretener, pero en verdad necesito discutir esto contigo.
7. (to support)
10. (to prevent)
a. impedir
I told her father that nothing could keep me from seeing her.Le dije a su padre que nada podría impedir que la viera.
11. (to protect)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
12. (to remain)
a. mantener
Try to keep calm and tell me what happened.Trata de mantener la calma y cuéntame qué ha pasado.
13. (to continue)
a. seguir
She kept doing her homework as if nothing were wrong.Siguió haciendo sus deberes como si no pasara nada malo.
b. no dejar de
She keeps asking when you are coming home.No deja de preguntar cuándo vas a llegar a casa.
c. no parar de
My baby keeps crying, and I don't know what to do.Mi bebé no para de llorar y no sé qué hacer.
14. (to not go bad)
a. conservarse
Bananas don't keep well in the fridge.Los plátanos no se conservan bien en la nevera.
15. (to wait)
a. esperar
It’s late; the surprise will keep until tomorrow.Es tarde; la sorpresa tendrá que esperar hasta mañana.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
17. (subsistence)
a. el sustento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She is earning her keep since she left home.Se gana el sustento desde que se fue de casa.
b. la manutención (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I work to help my parents with the keep of our home.Trabajo para ayudar a mis padres con la manutención de nuestro hogar.
18. (architecture)
a. la torre del homenaje (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We visited the keep of the castle for a small fee.Visitamos la torre del homenaje del castillo pagando una pequeña entrada.
b. el torreón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The king hid in the keep during the siege.El rey se refugió en el torreón durante el asedio.
