mantener

(Inglese)

  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

Frequenza

A2
Con il trattino come
man‧te‧ner
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/manteˈneɾ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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.

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