mantener

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

man‧te‧ner

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/manteˈneɾ/

Etymologie

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.

Zinnen

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

Het hoofddoel was om de categorie te handhaven en zo gebeurde.