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maintaining custom

[meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkʌstəm]
verb phrase
manter a tradição/costume
1. The act of preserving or continuing an established tradition, practice, or customary behavior
The family is maintaining custom by gathering for dinner every Sunday.
A família está mantendo a tradição reunindo-se para jantar todo domingo.
2. Adhering to conventional practices or social norms that have been traditionally observed
They are maintaining custom by wearing formal attire to the wedding ceremony.
Eles estão mantendo o costume usando trajes formais na cerimônia de casamento.
Synonyms
preserving traditionupholding customfollowing conventionhonoring practice
Antonyms
breaking traditionabandoning customdefying conventionrejecting practice

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
manter a tradição/costume
Most common and widely understood term
Portugal
manter o costume/a tradição
Slightly more formal usage, similar to general usage
São Paulo
manter o costume
Urban context, commonly used in formal settings
Rio de Janeiro
preservar a tradição
Alternative phrasing sometimes used colloquially

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep up tradition
follow in someone's footsteps
uphold the old ways
stick to the traditions
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