Put food on the table vs Sustain

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Put food on the table

Top 2000 (comum)

Sustain

Top 2000 (comum) C1 verb

	Put food on the table	Sustain
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //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.	Manter algo funcionando ou em andamento. To keep something going or maintain it.
Exemplo	He works hard every day to put food on the table.	We must find ways to sustain our natural resources for the future.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	-	C1
Classe gramatical		verb
Colocações	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
Antônimos	-	neglect, abandon, cease
Erros comuns	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.	Use 'sustentar' em contextos sobre manter algo vivo ou apoiá-lo ao longo do tempo. Pode ser formal ao discutir tópicos como questões ambientais ou menos formal em conversas sobre interesses pessoais. 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.

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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

Perguntas frequentes: Put food on the table vs Sustain

Qual é a diferença entre Put food on the table e Sustain?

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

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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.

Posso usar Put food on the table e Sustain de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Put food on the table e Sustain são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.