stay up
An intransitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that does not require a direct object (e.g., to sit up).
intransitive phrasal verb
a. veiller
The children didn't want to go to bed and stayed up very late.Les enfants ne voulaient pas aller se coucher et ont veillé très tard.
b. rester debout
I don't know how you stay up so late. I'm exhausted by midnight.Je ne sais pas comment tu fais pour rester debout si tard. Je suis épuisé à minuit.
a. tenir debout
The construction workers didn't use concrete in the foundation, so we doubted the building could stay up.Les ouvriers avaient omis de bétonner les fondations, ce qui nous a fait douter que le bâtiment puisse tenir debout.
b. tenir
You should buy a new belt if you want your pants to stay up.Tu devrais acheter une nouvelle ceinture si tu veux que ton pantalon tienne.
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