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supporting

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈpɔː^rtɪŋ/

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
supporting adj	(physically) (muro, columna, etc.)	de carga loc adj
de apoyo loc adj
de soporte loc adj
sustentador nm
The ceiling collapsed when the supporting beam gave way.
El techo se vino abajo cuando la viga de carga cedió.

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
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.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
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.

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Compound Forms: supporting \| support
Inglés	Español
self-supporting adj	(financially independent)	económicamente independiente loc adj
autosuficiente adj mf
self-supporting adj	literal (structure)	autoportante adj mf
supporting actor n	(performer: not lead)	actor secundario loc nom m
He won an award for best supporting actor.
Ganó un premio al mejor actor secundario.
actor de reparto loc nom m
Ganó un premio al mejor actor de reparto.
supporting cast n	(performers not in leading roles)	elenco, reparto nm
supporting documents, supporting documentation npl	(official papers backing an application or claim)	documentación adicional nf
supporting evidence n	(proof in favour of [sth])	prueba fehaciente nf
You make a lot of accusations, but do you have any supporting evidence?
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Dispone Ud. de alguna prueba fehaciente que corrobore sus dichos? ¿ o son todas presunciones?
supporting role n	(acting: secondary part)	papel secundario nm
He didn't need to be the star of every movie; he was quite happy in supporting roles.
No le importaba no ser la estrella de cada película; era feliz en papeles secundarios.

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'supporting' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

abolitionist - abutment - ammunition - at your side - atlas - backing - base plate - beanpole - behind - bogie - bracing - buttress - camp follower - carrying - centralist - chassis - cheering - cribbing - czarist - drill team - egalitarian - federal - feminist - floor plate - flying buttress - girder - Labourite - life-giving - mainstay - nationalism - nationalist - onside - pelvic girdle - pro-choice - prop root - purlin - railroad tie - republican - shroud - slacktivism - stanchion - suffragette - supplementary - supplementation - telephone pole - trunnion

Spanish:

secundario - sujetador - telonero - justificativo - apoyador - auspiciador - apologista - comprobante - justificante - a favor de la causa - actor de reparto - papel secundario - superficie de apoyo - elemento probatorio - eficacia probatoria - vertebrador - villista - fernandino

Synonyms: upholding, aiding, shielding, promoting, approving, more...

Collocations: did not have enough supporting [evidence], supporting documentation must be [provided], the supporting [evidence, proof] was (not) substantial, more...

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