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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mantenere
"È importante mantenere la calma."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To continue to have something; keep possession of.
"Build a pond to retain moisture in the soil."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French retain-, stem of retenir, from Latin retinere, from re- 'back' + tenere 'hold'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "retain" is said worldwide
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conserver
Transliteration: conserver
"Il a réussi à conserver son emploi."
behalten
Transliteration: behalten
"Sie möchte die alte Tradition behalten."
mantenere
Transliteration: mantenere
"È importante mantenere la calma."
retener
Transliteration: retener
"El suelo puede retener mucha agua."
reter
Transliteration: reter
"Precisamos reter os melhores talentos."
बनाए रखना
Transliteration: banāe rakhnā
"हमें अपनी संस्कृति बनाए रखनी चाहिए।"
保持
Transliteration: bǎochí
"公司试图留住优秀员工。"
유지하다
Transliteration: yujihada
"우리는 원래의 디자인을 유지해야 합니다."
保持する
Transliteration: hojisu ru
"彼は古い習慣を保持している。"
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