• Engels
    Frans
  • to insist, to affirm, to dwell, to maintain {ww.}presser 
    insister 
  • to look after, to maintain, to take care of, to care for, to attend {ww.}soigner 
  • to support, to sustain, to countenance, to espouse, to maintain, to uphold, to second, to back, to stand by, to back up {ww.}maintenir 
    appuyer 
    We should make every effort to maintain world peace. Nous devrions faire tous les efforts possibles pour maintenir la paix dans le monde.
  • to keep, to hold, to maintain {ww.}continuer 
    continuer à 
    Maybe we should keep looking. Peut-être devrions-nous continuer à regarder.
    I want to keep on living with him. Je veux continuer à vivre avec lui.
  • to hang onto, to hold, to retain, to keep, to maintain, to have {ww.}tenir 
    I want to hold you. Je veux te tenir.
    Please keep this a secret. Veuillez le tenir secret.
  • to keep, to hold, to maintain {ww.}continuer 
    continuer à 
    We can't keep doing this. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer à le faire.
    I can't keep doing this. Je ne peux pas continuer à faire ça.
  • to continue, to go on, to proceed with, to maintain, to sustain {ww.}continuer 
    maintenir 
    reconduire 
    I can't go on with this. Je ne peux pas continuer comme ça.
    I was too tired to go on working. J'étais trop fatigué pour continuer à travailler.
  • to conserve, to keep, to maintain, to preserve, to cache, to save, to store {ww.}conserver 
    retenir 
    maintenir 
    He tried to keep back his tears. Il essaya de retenir ses larmes.
    I could not keep the tears from my eyes. Je n'ai pas pu retenir mes larmes.
  • to be obstinate, to be stubborn, to persist, to maintain {ww.}s'obstiner 
    I am maintaining
  • to keep, to hold, to maintain {ww.}continuer 
    continuer à 
    I am maintaining