mantenir

Pronúncia: məntəní
    verb transitiu
  1. arquitectura i tecnologia to hold up, support.
  2. [idea, opinió] to support, defend, maintain.
  3. [persona] to sustain, support.
  4. [foc etc.] to keep in, keep going.
  5. [de menjar] to maintain.
  6. finances to maintain, support.
  7. mecànica to maintain, service.
  8. [costum, disciplina, relacions etc.] to keep up, maintain.
  9. mantenir un secret to keep a secret.
  10. mantenir la paraula to keep one’s word.
  11. mantenir + adjectiu to keep + + adjective.
    12. verb pronominal
  12. to sustain oneself, subsist, keep going (de on).
  13. mantenir-se en un lloc to stay in one’s job, keep one’s post.
  14. mantenir-se en contacte amb to keep up one’s contacts with.
  15. mantenir-se ferm to hold one’s ground, not give way.