- mantiene
- mantienes, etc see mantener* * *mantienes, etc see mantener* * *mantiene, mantienes, etc* * *
Del verbo mantener: (conjugate mantener)
mantiene es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mantener
mantiene
mantener (conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo
1 (económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain;
‹amante› to keep
2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;◊ mantiene la calma to keep calm;
mantiene el equilibrio to keep one's balance;
mantiene algo en equilibrio to balance sth;
para mantiene su peso actual to maintain his present weight
3a) ‹conversaciones› to have;
‹contactos› to maintain, keep up;
‹correspondencia› to keep up;
‹relaciones› to maintainb) (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep
4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
mantenerse verbo pronominal
1 (sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself
2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;◊ mantienese en forma to keep fit;
la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing;
mantienese en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb)
3 (alimentarse):◊ mantienese a base de latas to live off tinned food
mantiene,◊ mantienes, etc see mantener
mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk
(una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up
'mantiene' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- mantenerse
English:
atmosphere
- live off
- policy
- bread
- hold
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Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.