Put food on the table vs Sustain

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Put food on the table

Top 2000 (común)

Sustain

Top 2000 (común) C1 verb

	Put food on the table	Sustain
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //pʊt fuːd ɒn ðə ˈteɪbəl// 🇺🇸 //pʊt fud ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl//	🇬🇧 /["/səˈsteɪn/","/səˈsteɪnz/","/səˈsteɪnd/","/səˈsteɪnɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/səˈsteɪn/","/səˈsteɪnz/","/səˈsteɪnd/","/səˈsteɪnɪŋ/"]/
Significado	To provide food for your family.	Mantener algo en funcionamiento o conservarlo. To keep something going or maintain it.
Ejemplo	He works hard every day to put food on the table.	We must find ways to sustain our natural resources for the future.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	-	C1
Categoría gramatical		verb
Colocaciones	put food, put food on, put food on the table, put dinner on the table	no longer, barely, indefinitely, be able to, can, be unable to
Antónimos	-	neglect, abandon, cease
Errores comunes	Used incorrectly as an action unrelated to providing food., Shortened to just 'put' which loses the meaning., Confused with literal placement of food on a table.	'Sustain' is often confused with 'sustained' as a past form., Learners sometimes forget to add an object after 'sustain'., 'Sustain' is misused when referring to temporary situations, instead of ongoing support.
Notas de uso	Used to describe the act of providing basic needs, often in discussions about financial responsibility or family support. Suitable for both formal and informal contexts.	Usa 'sostener' en contextos sobre mantener algo vivo o apoyarlo a lo largo del tiempo. Puede ser formal al hablar de temas como problemas ambientales o menos formal en conversaciones sobre intereses personales. Use 'sustain' in contexts about keeping something alive or supporting it over time. It can be formal when discussing topics like environmental issues or less formal in conversations about personal interests.

Míralo en clips reales

Not while you're struggling to put food on the table.

Put food on the table

"And I might share with you some words which have sustained me

Sherlock › S1 E1

Impossible to sustain a smoking habit in London these days.

There's not a planet in our solar system that could sustain life...

"And I might share with you some words which have sustained me

Sherlock › S1 E1

Impossible to sustain a smoking habit in London these days.

Sustain

Preguntas frecuentes: Put food on the table vs Sustain

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Put food on the table y Sustain?

Put food on the table: To provide food for your family. Sustain: To keep something going or maintain it.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Put food on the table: He works hard every day to put food on the table. Sustain: We must find ways to sustain our natural resources for the future.

¿Puedo usar Put food on the table y Sustain indistintamente?

No siempre. Put food on the table y Sustain están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.