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sustain verb

  /səˈsteɪn/ , /səˈstæɪn/
  • To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
 unterhalten, aufrechterhalten, beibehalten, erleiden, halten, stützen
  • To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
 Kraft geben, unterstützen
  • (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
 aufrechterhalten, stützen
  • (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
 erleiden, zugefügt werden, zuziehen
  • (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
 stattgeben
  • (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
 unterhalten, versorgen

sustainable adjective

  /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
  • Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
 nachhaltig
  • Able to be sustained.
 nachhaltig, aufrechterhaltbar, aufrechtzuerhalten

sustainability noun

  /səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
  • (ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.
 Nachhaltigkeit
  • The ability to sustain something.
 Zukunftsfähigkeit
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