handhaven

Senso

1. (transitive) to enforce, to maintain, to uphold
2. (transitive) to persevere with, to persist with/in
3. (reflexive) to remain in charge, to remain in place

Con trattino come

hand‧ha‧ven

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɦɑntˌɦaː.və(n)/

Etimologia

From Middle Dutch hanthaven, from Middle High German hanthaben, itself a calque from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manūteneō. Likely based also on Middle Dutch handhave (“handle”). Cognate with German handhaben.

Frasi

Ik geloof daarom dat het handhaven van melkquota van cruciaal belang is .

Credo quindi che il mantenimento delle quote di latte sia cruciale.