English–West Frisian dictionary

West Frisian translation of the English word maintain

English	West Frisian (translated indirectly)	Esperanto
maintain (assert; state; allege; claim; affirm; aver)	beweare	aserti
🔗 The US and others maintain the strait is international waters under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
maintain (continue; proceed with; sustain; resume; get on)	fuortgean	daŭrigi
maintain (insist; affirm; dwell)	oandringe	insisti
🔗 My girl maintains that while horoscopes in newspapers may be rubbish, astrology as a whole is not.
maintain (support; sustain; countenance; espouse; uphold; stand by; back up; advocate; be behind)	drage	subteni
maintain (hang onto; hold; retain; keep; have)	hâlde	teni
maintenance (alimony; allowance; aliment)	alimintaasje	alimento
maintenance	ûnderhâld	vartado
🔗 Most of the water wastage identified has been linked to badly run municipalities that are not investing in maintenance, partly because of corruption and theft.

English	West Frisian
maintenance	⇆ ûnderhâld