Multiple Entries: entretenir entretenu Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:entretenir /ɑ̃tʀətniʀ/ (conjugate⇒) - transitive verb
- to look after [garment, house];
to maintain [road];
~ sa forme to keep in shape; - to support [family];
to keep [mistress]; - to keep [sth] going [conversation, fire];
to keep [sth] alive [friendship]; - ~ qn de qch to speak to sb about sth.
- s'entretenir reflexive verb (+ v être)
- s'~ de qch to discuss sth;
- s'~ facilement [house, fabric] to be easy to look after.
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| entretenir ⇒ | (tenir en bon état) | vtr | look after | | | | Additional Translations: |
| entretenir | (enthousiasme) | v | keep alive |
| entretenir | (enthousiasme) | v | foster |
| entretenir | (faire vivre) | v | support |
| entretenir | (feu) | v | keep going |
| entretenir | (feu) | v | burning |
| entretenir | (prendre soin de) | v | take care of |
| entretenir | (qqn de qch) | v | converse with sb |
| entretenir | (rancune, etc.) | v | foster |
| entretenir | (rancune, etc.) | v | feed |
| entretenir | (tenir dans un état constant) | v | maintain (upkeep) |
| entretenir | (tenir en bon état) | v | maintain (preserve) |
| entretenir | | vtr | harbour |
| entretenir | (espoirs, etc.) | vtr | entertain (harbour, bear in mind) |
| entretenir | (espoirs, etc.) | vtr | cherish | | | | Pronominal Verbs/Verbes pronominaux |
| s'entretenir | v | have a discussion |
| s'entretenir (se conserver en forme) | v | keep fit | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| facile à entretenir | | wash-and-wear | | Report an error. |
| Principal Translations |
| entretenu | (bien tenu) | adj | maintained (well-kept) |
| entretenu | (matériel révisé régulièrement) | adj | serviced (maintained) | | | | Additional Translations: |
| entretenu | | adj | preserved |
| entretenu | (gigolot) | adj | kempt | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| bien entretenu | | well-maintained |
| longuement entretenu | adj | long-kept |
| non-entretenu (non coupé soigné) | adj | untrimmed | | Report an error. | Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "entretenu".
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