maintenir le cap
/mɛ̃.tə.niʁ lə kap/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- maintient le cap
- past
- a maintenu le cap
- perfect
- maintenu le cap
Meaning
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to stay the course
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Malgré les critiques, le gouvernement maintient le cap.
Despite the criticism, the government stays the course.
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Practice
1 What does maintenir le cap mean?
to stay the course
2 Fill the gap: Malgré les critiques, le gouvernement ___ le cap.
Full sentence: Malgré les critiques, le gouvernement maintient le cap. (Despite the criticism, the government stays the course.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches maintenir le cap?
maintenir le cap: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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