maintain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for maintain in the English»French Dictionary

maintain [Brit meɪnˈteɪn, mənˈteɪn, Am meɪnˈteɪn] VB trans

1. maintain (keep steady):

maintain temperature, confidence, control, services, prices, investment, value, speed, standards

maintenir

2. maintain (support):

maintain children, spouse

subvenir aux besoins de

maintain army

entretenir

maintain lifestyle

garder

the farm can maintain a family of 6

la ferme peut faire vivre une famille de 6 personnes

3. maintain (look after):

maintain machine, road

entretenir

4. maintain (assert):

maintain innocence

continuer à affirmer

to maintain that …

soutenir que …

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dogmatically insist, maintain

dogmatiquement

expensive to maintain

cher à entretenir

to maintain a semblance of composure

garder un air dégagé

Translations for maintain in the French»English Dictionary

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économique à l'achat/à l'entretien

cheap to buy/to maintain

maintenir le suspense

to maintain the suspense

entretenir route, machine, édifice

to maintain

facile/difficile à entretenir voiture

easy/difficult to maintain

entretenir famille, indigent

to support, to maintain

entretenir armée

to maintain, to keep

entretenir équilibre, humidité

to maintain

entretenir les inégalités

to maintain inequality

s'entretenir facilement voiture, bâtiment:

to be easy to maintain

assurer l'entretien de voiture, route, bâtiment

to maintain

être d'un entretien facile bâtiment, voiture:

to be easy to maintain

d'entretien facile voiture

easy to maintain

assurer l'entretien d'une armée

to maintain an army

s'obstiner dans le silence

to maintain a stubborn silence

assurer la survie de qn par des soins intensifs

to maintain sb's life by intensive care

maintain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for maintain in the English»French Dictionary

maintain [meɪn·ˈteɪn] VB trans

1. maintain (keep):

maintain order

maintenir

to maintain contact/silence

garder contact/le silence

to maintain one's cool inf

garder son calme

2. maintain (preserve):

maintain machine

entretenir

3. maintain (provide for):

maintain

entretenir

to maintain oneself

s'entretenir

4. maintain (assert):

maintain

soutenir

maintain one's innocence

clamer

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to lose/maintain one's equilibrium

perdre/garder l'équilibre

Translations for maintain in the French»English Dictionary

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sauvegarder relations, image de marque

to maintain

soutenir que c'est la vérité

to maintain that it is the truth

affirmer

to maintain

conserver monument

to maintain

garder/tenir son rang

to maintain one's position in society

entretenir machine, voiture

to maintain

la moquette/le bois s'entretient facilement

the carpet/the wood is easy to maintain

garder le secret sur qc [ou de qc]

to maintain silence over sth

maintenir ordre, offre, contrat, politique

to maintain

maintain Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for maintain in the French»English Dictionary

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à entretien et maintenance aisés

easy to maintain

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One prisoner was captured, while lines of observation were set up, which maintained a close watch over the country east and south of the town.

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Figure 2 shows the object to be pivoted about the imagined eye to a new position, while maintaining its original face toward the eye.

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All of them become the members of the village council and assists in dealing case and maintaining law and order.

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The seeds maintain high viability in dry storage, lasting over 11 years.

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She added they just dive straight in and get on with it and maintained a professional relationship.

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The shustrs also serve to produce material goods necessary to maintain a high standard of living.

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Article 10 obligated the governments controlling waterways to maintain them regularly to allow smooth navigation.

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To this end, they maintain strong relationships with major companies in both groups.

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Other vitamins appeared to be maintained throughout shelf-life.

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The village also maintains a rural fire service and a community hall.

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