| Principales traductions |
| maintenir⇒ vtr | (tenir fixe) | keep⇒, hold⇒ vtr |
| | Des cadenas maintiennent les portes fermées. |
| | Padlocks hold the doors closed. |
| maintenir vtr | (immobiliser) | hold⇒ vtr |
| | (on the ground) | hold down vtr + adv |
| | Le gendarme maintenait fermement le voleur. Le lutteur a maintenu son adversaire au sol quelques secondes. |
| | The police officer held the thief firmly. |
| | The wrestler held his opponent down for a few seconds. |
| maintenir vtr | (garder une position) | keep⇒ vtr |
| | | hold⇒ vtr |
| | La suspecte a maintenu son regard fixe pendant tout l'interrogatoire. |
| | The suspect kept her blank expression throughout the interrogation. |
| maintenir vtr | (conserver, faire durer) (preserve) | keep⇒, maintain⇒ vtr |
| | Sophie fait tout pour maintenir l'harmonie entre ses enfants. |
| | Le gouvernement a pour mission de maintenir la paix sociale. |
| | Sophie does all she can to keep the peace between her children. // The government's job is to keep the peace in society. |
| maintenir vtr | (ne pas annuler) | go ahead with [sth] v expr |
| | (event) | être maintenu : still be on v expr |
| | Le groupe a maintenu son concert malgré l'absence de son batteur. |
| | Est-ce que vous savez si l'événement est maintenu malgré la pluie ? |
| | The band went ahead with the concert despite the drummer's absence. |
| | Do you know if the event is still on, despite the rain? |
| maintenir vtr | (affirmer encore) (informal) | stick to [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | | maintain⇒ vtr |
| | | persist in [sth] vi + prep |
| | Le suspect a maintenu sa version des faits. |
| | The suspect stuck to his version of events. |
| maintenir que vtr + prép | (affirmer encore) (affirm) | maintain⇒ vtr |
| | | insist⇒ vtr |
| | Je maintiens que Robin n'est pas venu ce jour-là. |
| | I maintain that Robin didn't come that day. |
| se maintenir⇒ v pron | (conserver le même état) | stay⇒ vi |
| | (weather) | stay good, remain fair vi + adj |
| | (weather) | hold⇒ vi |
| | Le temps a l'air de se maintenir, nous allons pouvoir nous promener. |
| | The weather seems to be holding, so we will be able to go for a walk. |
| se maintenir v pron | (santé, monnaie : être stable) (figurative) | hold up expr |
| | (health, currency) | be stable, remain stable vi + adj |
| | Son état de santé se maintient, mais il n'y a pas d'amélioration. |
| | His condition is stable, but there is no improvement. |
| se maintenir v pron | (politique : ne pas abandonner) | keep going v expr |
| | | keep on vi phrasal |
| | | persist⇒ vi |
| | Malgré son score, ce député s'est maintenu au second tour. |
| | Despite his results, the MP kept going in the second round. |