B1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
sostenere
to sit/take (an exam); to support; to sustain
Looks like
sustain
to support, maintain, or endure
⚠️ The trap
'Sostenere un esame' literally means 'to sustain an exam' but means 'to sit/take an exam'. Saying 'I will sustain the exam tomorrow' is not English — say 'I will sit / take the exam'.
To say "to support, maintain, or endure" in Italian:
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"sostenere" in English means:
to sit/take (an exam); to support; to sustain
Example
"Domani sostengo l'esame di chimica."
"Tomorrow I am sitting the chemistry exam."
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