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manutención

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
manutención nf	(dar lo necesario)	support, care, provision n
	En muchas familias, los hermanos mayores deben contribuir a la manutención de sus hermanos menores.
	In many families, older siblings must help support their younger siblings.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
manutención nf	(pensión alimentaria)	child support n
	Mi ex marido está obligado por ley a pagar la manutención de mis hijos.
	According to the law, my ex-husband must pay child support for my kids.
manutención nf	(conservación, mantenimiento)	maintenance, upkeep n
	La manutención de este edificio se ha vuelto muy costosa.
	The maintenance (or: upkeep) of this building has become costly.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
mantención, manutención nf	Esp., poco usado (mantener o mantenerse)	support n
		maintenance, upkeep n
	Está divorciado y paga la mantención de sus hijos con regularidad.
	He is divorced and pays his child support on time.

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Compound Forms: manutención | mantención
Spanish		English
ayuda de manutención nf + loc adj	(pensión alimenticia)	maintenance support, maintenance allowance n
	(for children)	child support n
		food support n
	La familia recibe una ayuda de manutención del gobierno.
	The family receives maintenance support from the government.
ayuda de manutención nf + loc adj	(beca alimenticia)	food allowance n
		food support n
	Laura recibe una ayuda de manutención para terminar sus estudios en el extranjero.
	Laura receives a food allowance in order to complete her studies abroad.
gasto de manutención loc nom m	(necesario para subsistir)	maintenance cost, upkeep n
	(for children)	child support n
	Luis tiene que abonarle a su exmujer la mitad de los gastos de manutención de sus dos hijos.
	Luis has to pay his ex-wife half of all the maintenance costs (or: upkeep) for the children.
gastos de manutención loc nom mpl	(der: necesarios para subsistir)	living expenses n
		subsistence allowance n

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