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[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) obdržati2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) vzdrževati3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) vzdrževati4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) vztrajati (pri)•* * *[meintéin]transitive verbobdržati, obvarovati, ohraniti (stanje, dober glas itd.); vzdrževati, streči, skrbeti za (stroj, družino itd.); trditi ( that da); braniti, podpirati (koga, mnenje, pravico); vztrajati (na zahtevi); juridically začeti tožbo; koga protizakonito podpirati; economy obdržati ceno (blagu)
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stand one's ground — Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one s position, maintain one s ground … New dictionary of synonyms
To stand one's ground — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand one's ground — phrasal : to maintain one s position : stand firm * * * stand one s ground To maintain one s position • • • Main Entry: ↑stand * * * maintain one s position, typically in the face of opposition she stood her ground, refusing to let him intimidate … Useful english dictionary
hold one's ground — phrasal : to maintain a position the speaker calmly held his ground in the face of angry opposition * * * I hold (or stand) one s ground not retreat or lose one s advantage during a conflict or competition you will be able to hold your ground and … Useful english dictionary
hold or stand one's ground — idi hold or stand one s ground, to maintain one s position; be steadfast … From formal English to slang
stand one's ground — index maintain (sustain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stand one's ground — phrasal to maintain one s position … New Collegiate Dictionary
maintain — maintainable, adj. maintainability, n. maintainer, n. /mayn tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 2. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; … Universalium
maintain — /meɪnˈteɪn / (say mayn tayn), /mən / (say muhn ) verb (t) 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with New Zealand. 2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; …
stand one's ground — maintain and defend one s position He stood his ground over his decision to fire the employee … Idioms and examples
maintain — I (carry on) verb adfirmare, confirmare, contendere, continue, follow up, go on, keep alive, keep going, keep on, keep up, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed with, prolong, pursue, shore up, stick to II (commence) verb activate, b … Law dictionary
