aguantar
Meanings
Verb
1. to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)
2. to put up with, to tolerate or bear, to endure, to handle, to take, to stand
3. to suck it up, deal with it (reflexive)
4. to hang on, to grasp
5. to hang on, to persevere, to last
6. to hold (a posture)
Examples136
Esto no se puede aguantar.
This is unbearable.
Te aguantas.
Deal with it.
Para nadar bajo el agua, uno tiene que ser capaz de aguantar la respiración.
In order to swim underwater, one has to be able to hold one's breath.
Ya no aguanto más.
I can't take it anymore.
No lo puedo aguantar.
I can't deal with this.
No puedo aguantarlo más.
I can't take it any more.