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1 maintenir
maintenir [mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ]➭ TABLE 221. transitive verba. ( = soutenir) to supportb. ( = garder) to keep ; [+ statu quo, tradition, décision] [+ candidature] to maintainc. ( = affirmer) to maintain• maintenir que... to maintain that...2. reflexive verb* * *mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ
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1) ( faire durer) to maintain [situation, équilibre, privilège]; to keep [paix, cessez-le-feu]; to keep up [coutumes]2) ( soutenir) to support [mur, cheville]3) ( conserver en l'état) to keep4) ( ne pas retirer) to stand by [décision, accusation]maintenir sa candidature — ( pour un emploi) to go through with one's application; Politique not to withdraw one's candidacy
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se maintenir verbe pronominal [amélioration, tendance] to persist; [prix] to remain stable; [système politique] to remain in force; [monnaie] to hold steady (à at); [temps] to hold; [personne] to remain in good health* * *mɛ̃t(ə)niʀ vt1) [assemblage, élément] to hold in place, to secure, [édifice] to supportmaintenir en place [échafaudage] — to support, [os] to hold in place
3) (= préserver) [traditions, ordre] to maintain4) (= affirmer) to maintainIl maintient qu'il n'était pas là le jour du crime. — He maintains he wasn't there on the day of the crime.
* * *maintenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( faire durer) to maintain [situation, équilibre, privilège]; to keep [paix, cessez-le-feu]; to keep up [coutumes]; 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 ( soutenir) to support [bâtiment, mur, poitrine, cheville];3 ( conserver en l'état) to keep; maintenir la tête hors de l'eau to keep one's head above the water; maintenir qch en équilibre to keep ou hold sth balanced; maintenir qch 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 ( ne pas retirer) to stand by [décision, accusation]; 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; Pol not to withdraw one's candidacy.B se maintenir vpr1 [prix, pouvoir d'achat] to remain stable; [système politique] to remain in force; [monnaie] to hold steady (à at);2 (dans un lieu, état) [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 ( ne pas se dégrader) [malade] to remain stable; [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;[mɛ̃tnir] verbe transitif1. [tenir] to hold firm ou tightle dispositif est maintenu par des rivets the structure is held tight ou together by rivetsmaintenir quelqu'un assis/debout to keep somebody seated/standing2. [garder] to keepmaintenir la température à -5° keep the temperature at -5°3. [conserver - statu quo, tradition] to maintain, to uphold ; [ - prix] to keep in check, to hold steady ; [ - loi] to uphold ; [ - paix] to maintain, to keepdes traditions qui maintiennent les clivages sociaux traditions which sustain ou perpetuate divisions in societya. [pour un emploi] to maintain ou go through with one's application4. [continuer à dire] to maintainmaintenir une accusation to stand by ou to maintain an accusationl'accusée a maintenu sa version des faits the defendant stuck to ou stood by ou maintained her story————————se maintenir verbe pronominal intransitifla monarchie se maintient encore dans quelques pays monarchy lives on ou survives in a few countriesle beau temps se maintiendra the weather will stay ou remain fine, the good weather will holdle taux du dollar se maintient the dollar is holding ou remains steadycomment ça va? — on ou ça se maintient (familier) how's everything going? — so-so ou not so bad ou bearing upa. [dans l'eau] to stay afloatb. [dans son travail] to keep one's head above water -
2 se soutenir
sut(ə)niʀ1. vpr/récip(= s'aider mutuellement) to support each other, to stand by each other2. vpr/pass(= être soutenable) [point de vue] to be tenable3. vpr/vi1) (= rester debout) to hold o.s. up2) (sur l'eau) to stay afloat, (dans l'air) to stay up -
3 soutenir
soutenir [sut(ə)niʀ]➭ TABLE 221. transitive verba. ( = servir d'appui, d'aide à) to support• il les a beaucoup soutenus dans leur épreuve he gave them a lot of support in their time of troubleb. [+ attention, conversation, effort] to keep upc. [+ assaut, combat, siège] to withstand ; [+ regard] to beard. ( = défendre) [+ droits] to uphold2. reflexive verbb. ( = s'entraider) to stand by each other• dans la famille, ils se soutiennent tous the family all stand by each other* * *sutniʀ
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1) ( donner son appui) to supportsoutenir à bout de bras — to keep [somebody/something] afloat [personne, projet]
2) Économie, Finance to support [monnaie, marché, cours, économie]3) ( affirmer) to maintain [contraire]; to defend [paradoxe]; to uphold [opinion]4) ( servir de support) to support [personne, toit, monnaie]5) ( donner des forces) to keep [somebody] going [personne]6) ( réconforter) [personne] to support; [espoir] to sustain7) ( faire durer) to keep [something] alive [curiosité, intérêt]; to keep [something] going [conversation]; to keep up, to sustain [effort, rythme]8) ( résister) to withstand [choc, siège, assaut, regard]; to bear [comparaison]9) Universitésoutenir sa thèse — to have one's viva GB ou defense US
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se soutenir verbe pronominal1) ( s'entraider) to support each other2) ( être défendable) [argument, hypothèse] to be tenable, to hold oneself up* * *sut(ə)niʀ vt1) (moralement) to supportIl m'a toujours soutenu contre elle. — He's always supported me against her.
2) (= résister à) [assaut, choc] to stand up to, to withstandsoutenir la comparaison avec — to bear comparison with, to stand comparison with
3) (= maintenir) [intérêt, effort] to keep upIl marchait trop vite et je n'arrivais pas à soutenir l'allure. — He was walking too fast and I couldn't keep up.
4) (= assurer) [vues, idées] to maintainElle soutenait que c'était impossible. — She maintained that it was impossible.
* * *soutenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( donner son appui) to support [personne, projet, action, candidat, gouvernement, équipe]; soutenir la majorité/une famille pauvre to support the majority/a poor family; soutenir une grève to support a strike; soutenir à bout de bras to keep [sb/sth] afloat [personne, projet]; soutenir qn contre qn to side with sb against sb; soutenir sa fille contre son père to side with one's daughter against her father;3 ( affirmer) to maintain [contraire]; to defend [paradoxe]; to uphold [opinion]; soutenir que to maintain that; soutenir que la récession a pris fin to maintain that the recession has ended;4 ( servir de support) to support [personne, toit, monnaie]; mur soutenu par des étais wall supported by props; mes jambes ne me soutiennent plus my legs won't hold me up; des oreillers soutenaient la tête du malade the patient was propped up on pillows;5 ( donner des forces) to keep [sb] going [personne]; un peu de café te soutiendra a drink of coffee will keep you going;6 ( réconforter) [personne] to support; [espoir] to sustain; tu m'as toujours soutenu you have always supported me; seul l'espoir me soutient hope alone sustains me; soutenir le moral de qn to keep sb's spirits up; il a besoin qu'on lui soutienne le moral his morale needs boosting; soutenir le moral des troupes to encourage the troops;7 ( faire durer) to keep [sth] alive [curiosité, intérêt]; to keep [sth] going [conversation]; to keep up, to sustain [effort, train de vie, rythme]; soutenir l'intérêt des lecteurs to keep the readers' interest alive;8 ( résister) to withstand [choc, siège, assaut, regard]; to bear [comparaison] (avec with); elle ne soutient pas la comparaison avec ta sœur she isn't nearly as good as your sister; il soutient la comparaison avec ton frère he is as good as your brother;B se soutenir vpr1 ( s'entraider) to support each other; se soutenir entre collègues to support each other as colleagues;2 ( être défendable) [argument, hypothèse] to be tenable;3 ( se tenir debout) [personne] to hold oneself up; elle a de la peine à se soutenir she can hardly hold herself up.[sutnir] verbe transitif1. [maintenir - suj: pilier, poutre] to hold up (separable), to support ; [ - suj: attelle, gaine, soutien-gorge] to supportun médicament pour soutenir le cœur a drug to sustain the heart ou to keep the heart goingsa présence m'a beaucoup soutenue dans cette épreuve his presence was a great comfort to me in this ordeal3. [être partisan de - candidature, cause, politique etc.] to support, to back (up), to stand by (inseparable)tu soutiens toujours ta fille contre moi! you always stand up for ou you're always siding with your daughter against me!soutenir une équipe to be a fan of ou to support a teamje pense que nous sommes libres mais elle soutient le contraire I think that we are free but she claims (that) the opposite is trueelle m'a soutenu mordicus qu'il était venu ici (familier) she swore blind ou she insisted that he'd been heresoutenir la comparaison avec to stand ou to bear comparison with7. [prolonger - attention, discussion, suspense etc.] to keep up (separable), to sustain ; [ - réputation] to maintain, to keep upil est difficile de soutenir une conversation lorsque les enfants sont présents it's difficult to keep a conversation going ou to keep up a conversation when the children are around9. UNIVERSITÉ————————se soutenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se soutenir verbe pronominal intransitifle vieillard n'arrivait plus à se soutenir sur ses jambes the old man's legs could no longer support ou carry him2. [se prolonger - attention, intérêt, suspense] to be kept up ou maintained
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