maintenir — French to English

How French maintenir is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: maintenir (68 322). By style: everyday 38 · literary 2 · parliamentary 5 991 · legal and administrative 7 906 · UN documents 54 385.

maintain

Used about 34 475 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 2 496 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 777 · UN documents ≈ 27 192). Forms: maintain, maintaining. Meaning: maintain in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Nous devons maintenir notre concentration.

  We need to maintain focus.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · #5077342 #7555040

• Mme Ek a souligné la nécessité de maintenir la concurrence.

  Mrs Ek mentioned the need to maintain competition.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 793075

• mettre en place et maintenir un système qualité conformément à l'OPS 1.035;

  Establish and maintain a quality system in accordance with OPS 1.035;

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• Maintenir la machine 3DH à niveau.

  Maintain the 3DH-machine level.

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• Il ne peut pas maintenir une conversation.

  He can't maintain a conversation.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien_PDC and katsmal · checked, community translation · #5111800 #8313772

keep

Used about 9 810 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12 · parliamentary ≈ 1 373 · legal and administrative ≈ 494 · UN documents ≈ 7 931). Meaning: keep in the Elamur Dictionary.

• J'essaie de les maintenir en vie.

  I'm trying to keep them alive.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and CH · checked, community translation · #3914326 #13402207

• Pouvons-nous maintenir l’application de l’accord d’association?

  Can we still keep the Association Agreement in operation?

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 503652

• maintenir la consommation de jeux d’argent à un niveau modéré,

  to keep gambling consumption at a moderate level,

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2495610

• Maintenir le récipient fermé de manière étanche.

  Keep container tightly closed.

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• Nous devons maintenir les choses à flot.

  We need to keep things afloat.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #13063068 #12869175

must

Used about 2 766 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 499 · UN documents ≈ 2 266). Meaning: must in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Nous devons maintenir les traditions familiales.

  We must uphold family traditions.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Velosareon · checked, community translation · #4300771 #12987380

• Nous devons maintenir la communication directe lorsque nous débouchons sur un débat.

  We must preserve direct communication when there is going to be a debate.

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• Toute personne mise en garde à vue doit être libérée dès qu ' il n ' y a plus lieu de l ' y maintenir.

  In the absence of justification for an arrest, the person in question must be released immediately.

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• Il faut également laisser une chance équitable à cette vaccination, qui tend à maintenir en vie les animaux.

  Moreover, such emergency vaccination and keeping animals alive must be given a fair chance.

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• Le Président Ezer Weizman a dit qu ' il fallait maintenir ce type d ' unités en activité pour préserver la force d ' Israël.

  President Ezer Weizman stated that such units must continue to operate in order to ensure that Israel remained strong.

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hold

Used about 1 469 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · legal and administrative ≈ 329 · UN documents ≈ 1 133). Meaning: hold in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Essaie de le maintenir !

  Try to hold it together.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1954277 #2045665

• Les RWA sont calculés par l'autorité de contrôle, afin de déterminer le montant du capital en valeurs absolues que la banque doit maintenir.

  RWA is calculated by the supervisor in order to determine the absolute amount of capital that a bank must hold.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3873962

• 2.1.2 Maintenir les cuisses du mannequin vers le bas et pousser vers l ' arrière sur le torse pour maximiser l ' angle au niveau des hanches du mannequin.

  2.1.2. Hold the dummy ' s thighs down and push rearward on the upper torso to maximize the dummy ' s pelvic angle. 2.1.3.

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• Essayez de le maintenir !

  Try to hold it together.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1954277 #2045668

• Toute fenêtre de secours à charnières horizontales placées sur le bord supérieur doit être pourvue d'un mécanisme approprié destiné à la maintenir grande ouverte.

  If the emergency window is of a type horizontally hinged at the top edge, an appropriate device shall be provided to hold it fully open.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5539276

More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Nous avons d'autres choses à faire que de nous préoccuper de maintenir les apparences.

  We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mrlem and sundown · checked, community translation · #271216 #428904

• Rien ne semble l'arrêter à présent, mais on peut se demander combien de temps saura-t-il maintenir son élan.

  He's unstoppable right now but the question is how long he can remain at the pinnacle of his career.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and papabear · checked, community translation · #282856 #6831447

• Pour nager, il faut d'abord apprendre à se maintenir debout la tête hors de l’eau.

  In order to swim, you have to learn to tread water first.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and darinmex · checked, community translation · #696947 #11454247

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