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mantener (conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo 1 (económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain; ‹amante› to keep 2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;◊ mantener la calma to keep calm;mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance; mantener algo en equilibrio to balance sth; para mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight 3a) ‹conversaciones› to have;‹contactos› to maintain, keep up; ‹correspondencia› to keep up; ‹relaciones› to maintainb) (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain mantenerse verbo pronominal 1 (sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself 2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;◊ mantenerse en forma to keep fit;la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing; mantenerse en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb) 3 (alimentarse):◊ mantenerse a base de latas to live off tinned food
mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk (una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up 'mantener' also found in these entries: Spanish: callarse - conchabarse - conservar - conservarse - continuismo - escribirse - ir - hilo - línea - raya - sustentar - tener - tipo - ahuyentar - alerta - calma - correspondencia - corriente - disciplina - flote - guardar - llevar - mantiene - mantuve - orden - preservar - sujetar English: balance - bay - buoy - captive - carry on - cherish - cool - fire - hold - hold off - house - hygiene - image - keep - keep away - keep down - keep up - maintain - order - preserve - provide for - retain - secrecy - stall - support - suspense - sustain - swear - track - unionist - uphold - weight-watching - white elephant - carry - clear - conduct - correspond - credit - door - go - head - inform - occupy - peace - police - provide - segregate - stand - stick - struggle
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.