Portuguese translation of the English word maintain
| English | Portuguese (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (argue; contend; put forward; put forward arguments) | argumentar | |
| (conserve; keep; preserve; cache; save; store) | conservar ; guardar | |
| (continue; proceed with; sustain; resume; get on) | avançar ; continuar ; prosseguir | |
| (insist; affirm; dwell) | insistir ; instar | |
🔗 My girl maintains that while horoscopes in newspapers may be rubbish, astrology as a whole is not. | ||
| (be obstinate; be stubborn; persist; dig one’s heels in) | obstinar‐se ; teimar | |
| (look after; take care of; care for; attend) | providenciar | |
| (support; sustain; countenance; espouse; uphold; stand by; back up; advocate; be behind; prop up) | amparar ; escorar ; suportar ; sustenar | |
| (hang onto; hold; retain; keep; have) | conservar ; guardar ; manter ; segurar ; sustenar ; ter | |
| (assert; state; allege; claim; affirm; aver) | afiançar ; assegurar ; asseverar ; certificar ; garantir ; sustenar | |
🔗 The US and others maintain the strait is international waters under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. | ||
maintenance (livelihood) | subsistência | |
maintenance (alimony; allowance; aliment) | alimento | |
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| maintain | ⇆ alegar |