English-Spanish translations for maintain

• mantener
  Tenemos que mantener nuestras prioridades. We need to maintain our priorities.
  Es necesario mantener la oferta y la demanda. Supply and demand must be maintained.
  Asimismo, debemos mantener una cláusula de expiración. We must also maintain a sunset clause.
• mantenerse
  Por todo ello, creemos que tiene que mantenerse la flexibilidad. Flexibility must therefore be maintained.
  Este objetivo principal debe mantenerse. This primary objective must be maintained.
  Esto es natural y, en mi opinión, debe mantenerse. This is natural and, in my opinion, should be maintained.
• sostener
  El mantenimiento de estas tendencias contribuirá a sostener el equilibrio entre generaciones. If that is maintained it will help to support the balance between the generations.
  Francia y Alemania lo están haciendo de forma especialmente elocuente, al sostener que el embargo es ineficaz. France and Germany are doing so particularly eloquently, maintaining that the embargo is ineffective.

Definition of maintain

• To support , to back up or assist in an action.
• To keep up; to preserve; to uphold .
• To declare or affirm to be true; to assert.

Related words

• maintaining
• maintained
• maintainance
• maintainer
• maintainability
• maintainable
• unmaintainable
• maintain lead
• maintaining linguistic standards