verb transitiu arquitectura i tecnologia to hold up , support idea, opinió to support , defend , maintain persona to sustain , support foc etc to keep in , keep going de menjar to maintain finances to maintain , support mecànica to maintain , service costum, disciplina, relacions etc to keep up , maintain mantenir un secret to keep a secret mantenir la paraula to keep one’s word mantenir + adjectiu to keep + + adjective verb pronominal to sustain oneself , subsist , keep going de on mantenir-se en un lloc to stay in one’s job , keep one’s post mantenir-se en contacte…