mantener

Signification

1. (transitive) to keep
2. (transitive) to maintain, to support
3. (transitive) to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
4. (transitive) to maintain, continue, to keep up
5. (transitive) to stay, to remain
6. (reflexive) to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain
7. (reflexive) to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet)
8. (reflexive) to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns)
9. (reflexive) to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained

Coupé comme

man‧te‧ner

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/manteˈneɾ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Galician and Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.

Phrases

El objetivo principal fue mantener la categoría y así se dieron las cosas .

L'objectif principal était de maintenir la catégorie et s'est donc produit.