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1 onderhouden
onderhouden♦voorbeelden:1 iemand ernstig over iets onderhouden • give someone a good talking to about something; remonstrate with someone on something2 een briefwisseling onderhouden • carry on/maintain a correspondencezijn spullen onderhouden • keep one's things in orderhet huis was slecht onderhouden • the house was in bad repairII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich onderhouden〉 -
2 handhaven
1 [in stand houden] maintain ⇒ 〈 kwaliteit, peil ook〉 keep up, 〈 orde ook〉 keep, 〈 orde ook〉 preserve, uphold 〈 een traditie, de wet, een besluit〉, enforce 〈 een reglement, verbod〉2 [niet terugnemen] maintain ⇒ stand by, 〈 niet ontslaan〉 retain, 〈 niet ontslaan〉 keep on 〈 personeel〉♦voorbeelden:II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich handhaven〉1 [zich staande houden] hold one's own♦voorbeelden:1 vele kleine ondernemers konden zich moeilijk handhaven • many small businessmen found it hard to hold their own -
3 betrekking
2 [band, verhouding] relation(ship)3 [verband] relation, connection♦voorbeelden:een openbare betrekking • a public officeeen betrekking bekleden • occupy a postiemand een betrekking geven/aan een betrekking helpen • engage someone, help someone find a jobzijn betrekking opzeggen • give noticegoede betrekkingen onderhouden met • maintain good relations withnauwe betrekkingen met iemand onderhouden • maintain close ties/connections with someonein (geen) betrekking staan tot/met iemand/iets • be (un)connected with someone/something3 betrekking hebben op • relate to, concernmet betrekking tot • with regard/respect to -
4 onderhoudplichtig
2 [met betrekking tot personen] liable for maintenance/support 〈 predicatief〉 ⇒ liable to maintain/supportVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > onderhoudplichtig
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5 volhouden
3 [consequent voorstellen] sustain♦voorbeelden:zo kan ik het niet langer volhouden • I can't go on like thiszijn onschuld volhouden • insist on one's innocenceiets hardnekkig volhouden • stubbornly maintain somethingze hield vol dat ze van niets wist • she insisted that she knew nothing♦voorbeelden:1 je moet volhouden • you must persist/keep goingwe zijn ermee begonnen, nu moeten we volhouden • now we've started we must see it throughvolhouden tot het uiterste • keep right on to the (bitter) endvolhouden! • keep it up!, keep going! -
6 afpatrouilleren
v. patrol, scout, guard, maintain security -
7 beweren
v. assert, maintain, contend, claim, allege -
8 bijbenen
v. keep up, preserve, maintain -
9 bijblijven
v. keep up, maintain, preserve -
10 bijhouden
v. keep up, maintain, hold out; keep up with the times -
11 celstofwisseling
n. cellular metabolism, process by which living cells process nutrient molecules and maintain a living state -
12 distantieren
v. distance, surpass, leave far behind; keep at a distance, maintain a distance between -
13 gyroscoop
n. gyroscope, device containing a rotating wheel attached to a stable axis which allows the wheel to maintain its absolute direction regardless of the movement of surrounding parts (used in navigational instruments) -
14 handhaven
v. maintain, sustain, preserve, uphold -
15 in stand houden
v. keep up, maintain, conserve -
16 onderhouden
v. maintain, nourish, keep, keep up, support, entertain -
17 staande houden
v. maintain, stand one's ground -
18 steunen
n. prop--------v. assist, support, prop, upbear, steady, second, favour, favor, maintain, underlay, back, countenance, sustain, lean, depend, patronize, line up behind, heave a sigh, abet, endorse, indorse, play up to, comfort, fall in with, rest, moan -
19 stofwisseling
n. metabolism, process in which food is converted to provide energy and to produce and maintain cells and tissues (Physiology, Chemistry) -
20 valoriseren
v. valorize, establish and maintain the high price of a certain commodity through governmental channels
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