mantener

Senso

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

Con trattino come

man‧te‧ner

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/manteˈneɾ/

Etimologia

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.

Frasi

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

L'obiettivo principale era quello di mantenere la categoria e così è avvenuto.