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1 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) manter2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) manter3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) sustentar4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) afirmar•* * *main.tain[meint'ein] vt 1 manter, sustentar. 2 preservar. 3 suportar. 4 afirmar. -
2 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) manter2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) manter3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) manter4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) sustentar• -
3 maintain
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4 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) lutar2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) insistir•- contention
- contentious* * *con.tend[kənt'end] vt+vi 1 contender, lutar, combater. 2 competir, disputar (em luta ou competição). 3 discutir, argumentar. 4 afirmar, sustentar. -
5 supremacy
[su'preməsi]noun (the state of being the greatest or most powerful: How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?) supremacia* * *su.prem.a.cy[supr'eməsi] n 1 supremacia. 2 domínio, predomínio, autoridade suprema. -
6 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) apoiar2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) confirmar3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) manter* * *up.hold[∧ph'ould] vt (ps, pp upheld) 1 segurar, sustentar, suster, apoiar, manter em pé. 2 manter, confirmar, aprovar. 3 defender. 4 conservar, preservar (tradição). -
7 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) brigar2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) afirmar•- contention - contentious -
8 supremacy
[su'preməsi]noun (the state of being the greatest or most powerful: How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?) supremacia -
9 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.)2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.)3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.)
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Maintain — Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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maintain a middle position — index compromise (settle by mutual agreement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
