halten

[halten]
an sich halten: conter, reter em si
Aufenthalt (r): estância
Verhalten (s): comportamento, relacionamento
Verhaltenheit (e): contenção, reserva
Verhältnis (s): relação (cf. Beziehung, Relation) [GA5BD]

1. ‘anhaltendste’. This is the first of several compounds of the verb ‘halten’ (‘to hold’) which appear in this and the following paragraphs. Others are ‘behalten’ (‘retain’ in the sense of holding in one’s memory), ‘aufhalten’ (‘hold up’ in the sense of delaying or bringing to a halt), ‘festhalten’ (‘hold fast’). [BTMR:406]