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vous maintenez

keep, maintain

→ maintenir
mainten maintain, keep, hold + ez you plural (present or imperative)
verb · second plural · present indicative Uncommon #21,305
keep, maintain Often used to tell someone to keep something the same or to keep holding/pressing something (instruction/command), or as “you maintain” (formal/plural).
FR: Maintenez le bouton enfoncé pendant trois secondes.
EN: Keep the button pressed for three seconds.
Conjugation of maintenir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First maintiens —
Second maintiens maintenez
Third maintient —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second maintiens maintenez

Maintenez-le éveillé et interrogez-le toutes les demi-heures.

Keep him awake and question him every half-hour.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Maintenez l'allure et le cap, M. Lightoller.

Maintain your speed and course, Mr. Lightoller.

— Titanic (1997)

Maintenez votre cap.

Stay on course.

Maintenez le cap.

Stay the course.

Maintenez la position.

Hold the position.

Maintenez-le.

Hold it.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Maintenez l'assiette.

Hold the plate steady.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Maintenez votre chambre aussi nette que vous pouvez.

Keep your room as clean as you can.

Maintenez le radeau au milieu de la rivière.

Keep the raft in the middle of the river.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Maintenez la pression.

Keep the pressure on.

Maintenez-les ici !

Keep them here!

— Akira (1988)

Maintenez l'ordre public avec prudence.

Maintain public order with caution.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Maintenez votre position.

Hold your position.

Maintenez Tom à l'intérieur.

Keep Tom inside.

Maintenez vos positions.

Hold your positions.

Maintenez le canon hors de l'eau !

Keep the cannon out of the water!

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Maintenez la plaie de morsure plus haute que votre cœur.

Keep the bite wound higher than your heart.

— Aucun autre choix (2025)