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sustain

/səˈsteɪn/ sustantivo C2
  1. A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

Plural sustains

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What?—after the varied relations I have had the happiness to sustain towards you, can it be that you know me so little as to ask such a thing?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 964 · C1
Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle.” “Forbear,” said the Miller to him, “harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 25 · B2
“Ah, you shall see; I promise you I will sustain my part to admiration.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 603 · C1
“Sir,” said he, “do you suppose for a moment that a man can sustain a physical shock, such as M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 620 · C1

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