reggere

reggere [ˈrɛddʒere] vt (= tenere) → to hold (= sostenere); to support, bear, hold up (= portare); to carry, bear (= resistere); to withstand (= dirigere) [+ impresa] → to manage, run (= governare); to rule, govern;

(LING) → to take, be followed by

vi (= resistere): reggere a → to stand up to, hold out against (= sopportare): reggere a → to stand (= durare); to last;

(fig) [teoria etc] → to hold water;

reggersi vr (= stare ritto) → to stand;

(fig) (= dominarsi); to control o.s.;

reggerersi sulle gambe o in piedi → to stand up