| Principal Translations |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (weight: hold up) | sostener⇒ vtr |
| | | soportar⇒ vtr |
| | The pole supports the roof of the building. |
| | El poste sostiene el techo del edificio. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (aid, back) | apoyar⇒, ayudar⇒ vtr |
| | | respaldar⇒ vtr |
| | (con dinero) | financiar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The government supported the aid organisation financially. |
| | El Gobierno apoyaba financieramente la organización benéfica. |
| | El Gobierno financiaba la organización benéfica. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (family: provide for) | mantener a vtr + prep |
| | The father supports the family with his earnings. |
| | El padre mantiene a la familia con su salario. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (team: cheer for) | ser hincha de loc verb + prep |
| | | estar con v cop + prep |
| | He supports the Yankees. |
| | Es hincha de los Yankees. |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (endorse, be in favor of [sth]) | apoyar⇒ vtr |
| | | estar a favor de v cop + loc prep |
| | The senator would never support that bill; it goes against his principles! |
| | El senador nunca apoyaría esa ley; ¡va en contra de sus principios! |
| support doing [sth] v expr | (be in favor of doing [sth]) | estar a favor de hacer algo v cop + loc prep |
| | He supported raising taxes. |
| | Estaba a favor de aumentar los impuestos. |
| support [sth] vtr | (computing: be compatible) | ser compatible con v cop + loc adj |
| | | admitir⇒ vtr |
| | My operating system doesn't support this particular media player. |
| | Mi sistema operativo no es compatible con este reproductor de medios. |
| support n | (structural: holds [sth] up) | soporte nm |
| | The support gave way and the roof collapsed. |
| | El soporte cedió y el techo colapsó. |
support,
support for [sth] n | (approval, backing) | apoyo nm |
| | | ayuda nf |
| | There's a lot of popular support for the organic food movement. |
| | Hay mucho apoyo popular para el movimiento en favor de la comida orgánica. |
| Additional Translations |
| support n | (help for users) | servicio de asistencia técnica nm + loc adj |
| | | personal de soporte técnico nm + loc adj |
| | If you can't fix it yourself, you need to call technical support. |
| | Si no puedes repararlo tú mismo, debes llamar al servicio de asistencia técnica. |
| | Si no puedes repararlo tú mismo, debes llamar al personal de soporte técnico. |
| support n | (emotional help) (emocional) | apoyo nm |
| | His family's support throughout his divorce was important to him. |
| | El apoyo de su familia a lo largo de su divorcio fue importante para él. |
| support n | (financial maintenance) | pensión nf |
| | Rick pays his ex-wife seven hundred dollars a month in support. |
| | Rick le paga a su ex mujer setecientos dólares al mes de pensión alimenticia. |
| support n | ([sth], [sb]: gives aid) (ser soporte de algo o alguien) | apoyo nm |
| | Her son was a great support to her in her final years. |
| | Su hijo fue un gran apoyo para ella en sus últimos años. |
| support n | (actor in a secondary role) | actor secundario nm + adj |
| | The young actor was a fine support to the film's leading man. |
| | No le pidas su autógrafo, él es solo un actor secundario. |
| support [sth] vtr | (withstand) | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | This house can support all sorts of harsh weather. |
| | Esta casa puede resistir todo tipo de clima severo. |
| support [sth] vtr | literary, formal (tolerate, put up with) | tolerar⇒ vtr |
| | | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | He could no longer support all the crying. |
| | Él ya no podía tolerar tanto llanto. |
| support [sth] vtr | (sustain life) | sustentar⇒ vtr |
| | There isn't enough water on the moon to support life. |
| | No hay suficiente agua en la luna para sustentar la vida. |
| support [sth] vtr | (law: corroborate) | corroborar⇒ vtr |
| | Her testimony supported his statement. |
| | Su testimonio corroboró la declaración que él había hecho. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (theater: perform with) | respaldar a vtr + prep |
| | Two excellent unknowns were supporting the lead actor. |
| | Dos excelentes desconocidos respaldaban al actor principal. |
| support [sb] vtr | (help emotionally) (emocional) | apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | His family supported him throughout his divorce. |
| | Su familia lo apoyó a lo largo de su divorcio. |
| support [sb] vtr | (music: be secondary act to) | ser soporte de loc verb + prep |
| | | abrir el concierto de loc verb + prep |
| | An acoustic guitarist is supporting the rock band on their tour of Europe. |
| | Un guitarrista acústico será soporte de la banda de rock en su gira europea. |
| support yourself vtr + refl | (be financially independent) | ser independiente v cop + adj mf |
| | | mantenerse⇒ v prnl |
| | My sons are both grown up now and support themselves. |
| | Mis dos hijos son adultos y ya son independientes. |