Sentence examples of "mantener" in Spanish

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Deberías mantener el parabrisas limpio. You should keep your windshield clean.
Él está intentando mantener dos trabajos. He is trying to maintain two jobs.
Tom tiene tres hijos para mantener. Tom has three children to support.
Tú tienes que aprender a mantener la boca cerrada. You've got to learn to hold your tongue.
Deberías mantener siempre tu palabra. You should always keep your word.
Las mujeres suelen conversar para mantener relaciones personales. Women use talking to maintain personal relationships.
Él tiene que trabajar mucho para mantener a su familia. He has to work hard in order to support his family.
Debemos mantener las tradiciones familiares. We must keep up the family traditions.
Mantener a un bandido en la cárcel es muy caro. Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive.
Su salario es muy bajo como para mantener a su familia. His salary is too low to support his family.
Debemos mantener limpias nuestras manos. We must keep our hands clean.
Mantener a un bandido en la cárcel cuesta muy caro. Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive.
Ganar suficiente dinero para mantener a su gran familia no ha sido fácil para Tom. It hasn't been easy for Tom to earn enough money to support his large family.
Ella consiguió mantener las apariencias. She managed to keep up appearances.
Como dice el proverbio, "Sin dinero no puedes, ni mantener una casa, ni tener relaciones". As the proverb goes, “To manage a household and maintain relationships, you cannot do without money.”
Los parados terminan desesperados en busca de trabajo - cualquier trabajo que les ayude a mantener a sus familias. The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.
Necesito mantener mis ojos abiertos. I need to keep my eyes open.
Siempre deberíamos mantener nuestra promesa. We should always keep our promise.
Tom trató de mantener la calma. Tom tried to keep calm.
No puedo mantener mis ojos abiertos. I can't keep my eyes open.
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