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mantê-la

keep her/it

→ manter
phrase Rare #36,222
keep her/it The ending -la is a feminine direct object pronoun, referring to a woman or a feminine noun.
PO: Preciso mantê-la aberta.
EN: I need to keep it open.

Graças a vocês, consegui finalmente mantê-la.

Thanks to you, I was finally able to keep it.

— Incêndios (2010)

Isto vai mantê-la aquecida.

This will keep her warm.

Ele costumava mantê-la aberta?

Did he used to keep it open?

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Essa continuava sendo a minha versão, e eu ia mantê-la.

That was still my version, and I was going to stick with it.

Não imagina como é difícil mantê-la sob controle.

You can't imagine how difficult it is to keep her under control.

— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)

Vai ter que matá-la, ou mantê-la escondida o resto da vida.

You'll have to kill her, or keep her hidden for the rest of her life.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)