- 1 (sustentar económicamente) [familia/persona] to support, maintain cuesta una fortuna mantener a ese perro tan grande it costs a fortune to keep that enormous dog ¡y pretende que ella lo mantenga! and he expects her to support o/or keep him!
- 2 2.1 (conservar, preservar) to keep mantener la calma/la compostura to keep calm/one's composure mantener el orden to keep o/or [formal] maintain order para mantener la paz in order to keep the peace mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight mantener las viejas tradiciones to keep up the old traditions 2.2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ complemento/+ complement) to keep los postes mantienen la viga en posición the posts keep the beam in position mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance lo mantiene en equilibrio sobre la punta de la nariz he balances it on the end of his nose los militares lo mantuvieron en el poder the military kept him in power todos los medicamentos deben mantenerse fuera del alcance de los niños all medicines should be kept out of reach of children mantenga limpia su ciudad keep Norwich ( o/or York etc) tidy una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado keep refrigerated once open no mantiene su coche en buenas condiciones he doesn't keep his car in good condition, he doesn't maintain his car very well sigue manteniendo vivos sus ideales he still keeps his ideals alive
- 3 3.1 [conversaciones] to have; [contactos] to maintain, keep up; [correspondencia] to keep up; [relaciones] to maintain durante las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra during the negotiations held in Geneva 3.2 (cumplir) [promesa/palabra] to keep
mantenerse v pron
- 2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ complemento/+ complement) to keep se mantuvieron en primera división they kept their place o/or they stayed in the first division mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, to keep fit lo único que se mantiene en pie es la torre all that remains is the tower, only the tower is still standing se mantiene al día she keeps up to date siempre se mantuvo a distancia he always kept his distance se mantuvo en contacto con sus amigos de la infancia he kept in touch with o/or kept up with his childhood friends se mantuvo neutral en la disputa he remained neutral in the dispute
Here is a selection of useful words and phrases you will need in real-life situations while you're visiting Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries...
Spain's War of Independence against Napoleon Bonaparte's French occupation was ignited by the popular revolt in Madrid on 2 May 1808 against the French army. With support from the Duke of Wellington, Spanish resistance continued for over five years in a guerra de guerrillas which gave the world the concept and the term guerrilla warfare. The autocratic Fernando VII was restored to the throne in 1814, and his first act was to abolish the progressive Constitution of Cadiz adopted in 1812.