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lui mantenne

kept, maintained

→ mantenere
manten maintain / keep + ne he/she past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #27,514
kept, maintained Passato remoto, a past tense used mainly in written narratives and in some regions of Italy.
IT: Alla fine, mantenne la promessa.
EN: In the end, she kept her promise.
Conjugation of mantenere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third mantenne —

Mary mantenne la sua parola.

Mary kept her word.

Mantenne la sua parola.

He kept his word.

Mantenne sempre un'espressione concentrata, irritata, triste.

He always maintained a focused, irritated, sad expression.

— Senna (2010)

Etheline Tenenbaum mantenne la casa e crebbe i figli.

Etheline Tenenbaum kept house and raised the children.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Barfi mantenne quell'ultima promessa.

Barfi kept that last promise.

— Barfi! (2012)

Mary mantenne la sua distanza.

Mary kept her distance.

Mary non mantenne la sua parola.

Mary didn't keep her word.

E mantenne la parola per tutto il resto dell'anno.

And he kept his word for the rest of the year.

La professoressa non mantenne la sua parola.

The teacher didn't keep her word.

L'insegnante non mantenne la sua parola.

The teacher didn't keep their word.