Translation of "maintain" - English-German dictionary

maintain

verb /meinˈtein/

› to continue

beibehalten
How long did the suspect maintain his silence?

› to keep in good condition

instand halten
He maintains his car very well.

› to pay the expenses of

unterhalten
How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?

› to continue to argue or believe (that)

behaupten
I maintain that the theory is true.
maintenance /-tənəns/ noun

› the process of keeping something in good condition

die Instandhaltung
car maintenance.

› the act of maintaining (a point of view etc).

das Beibehalten

(Translation of “maintain” from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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