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mantenuto

maintained, kept up

adjective man-teh-NOO-toh Rare

Also means

kept (financially), supported

Usage Note

Mantenuto as an adjective means something that has been maintained or kept in a certain state — un edificio ben mantenuto (a well-maintained building). As a noun, un mantenuto / una mantenuta refers pejoratively to a person financially kept by another (a 'kept man/woman'). Context determines which sense is intended.

Examples

"Il giardino è sempre ben mantenuto."

Natural Translation

The garden is always well maintained.

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