upholds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for upholds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uphold <pt & pp upheld> [Am ˌəpˈhoʊld, Brit ʌpˈhəʊld] VB trans

1. uphold (preserve):

uphold tradition/custom

conservar

uphold faith/principle

mantener

he swore to uphold the Constitution

juró respetar y defender la constitución

2. uphold LAW:

uphold decision/verdict

confirmar

the sentence was upheld on appeal

la sentencia fue confirmada en la apelación

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steadfastly uphold

tenazmente

Translations for upholds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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conceder/denegar la apelación

to uphold/reject the appeal

Defensor del pueblo

An ombudsman nominated by the Spanish Parliament to defend the rights of citizens against government maladministration. If he upholds a complaint he advises the administration on appropriate compensation. This post, under the same name, also exists in some Latin American countries.

Guernica

A Basque town destroyed by German bombers fighting on the Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War in April 1937. Guerra Civil. The world was shocked at the slaughter of civilians. Guernica (Gernika) is the site of the ancient Basque parliament and of the oak tree, the árbol de Guernica, beneath which Spanish kings traditionally swore to uphold Basque privileges or fueros. Pablo Picasso commemorated the destruction of Guernica in his painting of the same name.

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to uphold

upholds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upholds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uphold [ʌpˈhəʊld, Am -ˈhoʊld] irreg VB trans

1. uphold (support, maintain):

uphold

sostener

to uphold the law

defender la ley

to uphold the principle that ...

defender el principio de que...

to uphold traditions

apoyar las tradiciones

2. uphold LAW (confirm):

to uphold a verdict

confirmar un veredicto

upholds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to uphold the law

defender la ley

to uphold the principle that ...

defender el principio de que...

to uphold traditions

apoyar las tradiciones

to uphold a verdict

confirmar un veredicto