entretenir.
to maintain, to look after
Meaning & usage
to maintain, to look after
Le Canada entretient une relation de premier plan avec les États-Unis, pays avec lequel il partage la plus longue frontière non défendue du monde.
to support (e.g. a family)
to fuel, to keep something going
to have a discussion (with someone)
to keep fit
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir; equivalent to entre + tenir.
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