Meaning of uppehålla | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to stay (in some area or the like, in the sense of being there for some time (by one's own volition)); to stay, (sometimes) to reside
   reflexive
2. to dwell (on a topic or the like)
   figuratively, reflexive
3. maintain, keep up
   transitive
4. delay, stall
   transitive
5. temporarily hold a position, act for somebody
   transitive

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Uppehålla sig illegalt i ett land”

Stay/reside illegally in a country

“Hon uppehöll sig mest vid baren under kvällen”

She spent most of the evening at the bar ("She mostly stayed at the bar during the evening," where vid implies the counter of the bar rather than the establishment, where på would be used)

“Vet vi var han uppehåller sig nu för tiden?”

Do we know where he is / is staying these days?

“uppehålla sig vid ett ämne”

dwell on a topic ("stay at a topic")

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