Sustain, support - Soutenir (The 578th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Sustain, support is Soutenir. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, materials & quality, lifestyle & free time, sport, negotiations, cooperation. It is the 578th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: sustain, support

French: soutenir

Examples


We pledged our support to the candidate.	Nous nous sommes engagés à soutenir le candidat.
Thanks for the support.	Merci de me soutenir.
Thanks for supporting me.	Merci de me soutenir.
I dared to support his opinion.	J'ai osé soutenir son avis.
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.	De lourds piliers sont nécessaires pour soutenir le pont.
With reference to your request, I will support.	J'aimerais te soutenir dans ta démarche.
Today in Geneva the ILO are meeting as we speak and it looks very likely that they are going to support sanctions against Burma in protest about the use of forced labour.	Aujourd'hui, alors que nous siégeons, l'OIT se réunit à Genève et il semble très probable que cette organisation va soutenir des sanctions à l'encontre de la Birmanie pour protester contre le recours au travail forcé.
The institutions should think about how they could support initiatives.	Les institutions devraient réfléchir à la manière dont elles pourraient soutenir les initiatives.

Bana Mura fighters have directed their attacks mainly against the Lulua-Luba community, which they accuse of supporting the Kamwina Nsapu.	Les combattants de la milice Bana Mura ont concentré leurs attaques principalement sur la communauté Lulua-Luba, qu'ils accusent de soutenir le Kamwina Nsapu.
The reason that I am speaking is purely to support and highlight, if possible, essential elements expressed by the rapporteur of this report, our colleague Charlotte Cederschiöld, whom I congratulate for her rigorous and excellent work.	Mon intervention n'a pour autre objet que celui de soutenir et d'insister, s'il le faut encore, sur des éléments essentiels exprimés par le rapporteur de ce rapport, notre collègue Charlotte Cederschiöld, que je félicite pour son magnifique et rigoureux travail.
All governments must truly commit to supporting families.	Les gouvernements doivent vraiment s'engager à soutenir les familles.
Loans We lend to clients of all sizes to support sustainable growth and job creation.	Prêts Nous prêtons à des clients de toutes dimensions dans le but de soutenir la croissance durable et la création d'emplois.
We are very happy to support this worthwhile project.	Nous sommes très heureux de soutenir ce projet qui en vaut la peine.
This is exactly the type of initiative that we are delighted to support.	C'est exactement le type d'initiatives que nous sommes ravis de soutenir.
We are pleased to support Astek's international growth strategy.	Nous sommes heureux de soutenir la stratégie de développement international d'Astek.
Helping Space manufacturing is something Majestic are proud to support.	Aider la fabrication spatiale est quelque chose que Majestic est fier de soutenir.
Quotes Our Government is proud to support this cutting-edge facility.	Notre gouvernement est fier de soutenir la mise sur pied de cette installation de pointe.
Consequently the GB is wrong to support the PS.	Par conséquent, le GB a tort de soutenir le PS.
Support research into waterborne diseases and potential contaminants.	Soutenir la recherche sur les maladies d'origine hydrique et les contaminants potentiels.
To conduct research and support innovation.	Pour mener des recherches et soutenir l'innovation.
These types of pillows have a depression in the center where you can rest your head and support your neck by elevating it slightly.	Les oreillers cervicaux ont un renfoncement au milieu pour accueillir la tête et soutenir le cou en le surélevant légèrement.