maintenues in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for maintenues in the French»English Dictionary

I.maintenir [mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ] VB trans

1. maintenir (faire durer):

maintenir situation, équilibre, privilège

to maintain

maintenir paix, cessez-le-feu

to keep

maintenir coutumes

to keep up

maintenir l'ordre

to maintain order

faire maintenir l'ordre

to have order maintained

ils ont maintenu le secret

they kept it secret

maintenir les prix

to keep prices stable

maintenir un régime

to prop up a regime

2. maintenir (soutenir):

maintenir bâtiment, mur, poitrine, cheville

to support

3. maintenir (conserver en l'état):

maintenir

to keep

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above the water

maintenir qc en équilibre

to keep ou hold sth balanced

maintenir qc droit/debout

to keep ou hold sth straight/upright

maintenir un assemblage avec des chevilles

to hold a structure together with pins

maintenir qn en vie/ sous les verrous

to keep sb alive/under lock and key

maintenir la température

to maintain the temperature

être maintenu dans ses fonctions

to be kept on in one's post

4. maintenir (ne pas retirer):

maintenir décision, accusation

to stand by

je maintiens ce que j'ai dit

I stand by what I said

je l'ai dit et je le maintiens

I said that and I stand by it

maintenir que …

to maintain that …

maintenir sa candidature (pour un emploi)

to go through with one's application

maintenir sa candidature POL

not to withdraw one's candidacy

II.se maintenir VB refl

1. se maintenir:

se maintenir prix, pouvoir d'achat:

to remain stable

se maintenir système politique:

to remain in force

se maintenir monnaie:

to hold steady (à at)

2. se maintenir (dans un lieu, état):

se maintenir personne:

to remain, to stay

se maintenir au pouvoir

to remain ou stay in power

se maintenir debout

to remain standing

se maintenir en bonne santé

to keep oneself in good health

3. se maintenir (ne pas se dégrader):

se maintenir malade:

to remain stable

se maintenir personne, vieillard:

to remain in good health

leur santé se maintient

they remain in good health

si le temps se maintient (au beau)

if the (fine) weather holds

4. se maintenir POL candidat:

se maintenir au second tour

to continue to stand in the second round Brit

se maintenir au second tour

to continue to run in the second round Am

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maintenir qc intact

to keep sth intact

maintenir le suspense

to maintain the suspense

Translations for maintenues in the English»French Dictionary

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to keep sb in a state of subjection

maintenir qn dans la sujétion

hold over film

maintenir [qc] à l'affiche

keep under

maintenir [qn] inconscient

buoy, a. buoy up (keep afloat) lit person, raft, object

maintenir à flot

jog along fig person, business:

se maintenir

hold down tent, carpet, piece of paper

maintenir [qc] en place

to obtain/quash/uphold a conviction

obtenir/annuler/maintenir une condamnation

maintenues in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for maintenues in the French»English Dictionary

I.maintenir [mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ] VB trans

1. maintenir (conserver):

maintenir ordre, offre, contrat, politique

to maintain

maintenir tradition

to preserve

maintenir un rendez-vous

to keep a meeting

2. maintenir (soutenir):

maintenir

to keep

maintenir sa tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head out of the water

3. maintenir (contenir):

maintenir

to hold

maintenir les prix

to hold prices

4. maintenir (affirmer):

maintenir

to claim

maintenir que qc est vrai

to claim [or maintain] that sth is true

II.maintenir [mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ] VB refl

se maintenir

to persist

se maintenir institution

to live on

se maintenir paix

to hold

se maintenir santé, prix

to remain steady

se maintenir au second tour candidat

to survive to the second round

se maintenir en surface

to stay on the surface

Translations for maintenues in the English»French Dictionary

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hold together

maintenir ensemble

hold down

maintenir

hold on

maintenir

to hold sb captive

maintenir qn captif

sustain life

maintenir

retain

maintenir

to keep afloat fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

to wedge the door open

maintenir la porte ouverte en la calant

stand by decision

maintenir

maintenues Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se maintenir/se remettre à flot

to stay/get back afloat

maintenir un rendez-vous

to keep a meeting

maintenir sa tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head out of the water

maintenir que qc est vrai

to claim [or maintain] that sth is true

se maintenir au second tour candidat

to survive to the second round

se maintenir en surface

to stay on the surface

maintenir la porte ouverte en la calant

to wedge the door open

maintenir qc dans des limites acceptables

to keep sth within bounds

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above water a. fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

to keep afloat fig