maintenance: translation
noun
1 keeping sth in good condition
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual, daily, regular, routine
▪ periodic
▪ These fences are fairly rugged but they require periodic maintenance.
▪ scheduled
▪ long-term, ongoing
▪ proper
▪ poor
▪ essential (esp. BrE)
▪ The power station has been shut down for essential maintenance.
▪ preventative, preventive (esp.AmE)
▪ careful
▪ easy
▪ The engine is designed for easy maintenance.
▪ low, minimal
▪ The house requires minimal maintenance.
▪ high
▪ The system is expensive and requires high maintenance.
▪ his high-maintenance girlfriend
▪ basic, general
▪ She was working in the garden, doing weeding and general maintenance.
▪ aircraft, car, equipment, machine, etc.
▪ road
▪ building, home
▪ software
▪ health
▪ lawn
VERB + MAINTENANCE
▪ carry out (esp. BrE), do, perform
▪ We carry out routine maintenance of the equipment.
▪ provide
▪ a company that provides mechanical maintenance
▪ need, require
▪ receive
▪ The building has received no regular maintenance since it was vacated in 1998.
▪ reduce
▪ The use of hard surfaces in the garden is intended to reduce maintenance.
MAINTENANCE + NOUN
▪ engineer, man, technician, worker
▪ crew, personnel, staff, team
▪ manager, officer (AmE), supervisor
▪ department, unit (military)
▪ management (AmE)
▪ bill, costs, expenses, fee
▪ budget
▪ contract
▪ plan, programme/program, schedule
▪ facility (esp. AmE), service, support
▪ We provide a maintenance service on all our products.
▪ depot, shop (AmE)
▪ requirements
▪ issue, problem
▪ check
▪ procedure, system
▪ activities, operation, task, work
▪ record
▪ Keep warranty papers and maintenance records for any vehicle you own.
▪ guide, manual
2 (BrE, law) money paid to support sb ⇨ See also ↑support
ADJECTIVE
▪ child
VERB + MAINTENANCE
▪ pay
▪ claim
MAINTENANCE + NOUN
▪ payments
▪ arrears
▪ He was jailed for failing to pay maintenance arrears.
PREPOSITION
▪ in maintenance
▪ He pays £1 000 a month in child maintenance.