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estener

to hold

verb ehs-teh-NEHR Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to contain

Usage Note

Estener is not a standard verb and does not appear in the RAE dictionary; the accepted verbs are sostener (to hold up, to sustain) and contener (to contain). Map it to sostener or contener depending on context.

Examples

"Es difícil estener tantas cosas a la vez."

Natural Translation

It is difficult to hold so many things at once.

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