WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| keep [sth] alive vtr + adj | figurative (maintain awareness or popularity of [sth]) | mantenere viva l'attenzione su [qlcs] vtr |
| | The local press is doing its best to keep the issue alive. |
| | La stampa locale sta facendo del suo meglio per mantenere viva l'attenzione sul problema. |
| keep [sb] alive vtr + adj | figurative (be of great importance) | dare un senso alla vita di [qlcn] vtr |
| | Poetry kept him alive during his incarceration. |
| | His interest in the lives of his grandchildren keeps him alive. |
| keep [sb] alive vtr + adj | (prolong [sb]'s life artificially) | mantenere [qlcn] in vita vtr |
| | The life support system in the ambulance kept him alive until he reached the hospital. |
| | It's only an artificial heart and other machines that are keeping him alive. |