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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
retenir /ʀət(ə)niʀ/ , /ʀtəniʀ/ (conjugate⇒)
  1. transitive verb
    1. to keep [person];
      ~ qn prisonnier to hold sb captive;
      ~ qn à dîner to ask sb to stay for dinner;
    1. to hold [sb] up, to detain [person];
    1. to hold [object, attention];
      to hold back [hair, dog, crowd];
      to stop [person];
      ~ sa langue to hold one's tongue;
      ~ qn par la manche to catch hold of sb's sleeve;
      votre réclamation a retenu toute notre attention your complaint is receiving our full attention;
    1. to hold back [tears];
      to hold [breath];
      to stifle [scream, yawn];
      to contain, to suppress [anger];
    1. to retain [heat, water, odour];
    1. to reserve, to book [table, room];
      to set [date];
    1. to deduct [sum];
    1. to remember;
      toi, je te retiens! (familiar) I won't forget this!;
    1. to accept [argument, plan];
      Law to uphold [charge];
    1. (in mathematics) je pose 5 et je retiens 2 I put down 5 and carry 2.
  1. se retenir reflexive verb (+ v être)
    1. to stop oneself;
      se ~ à qch to hang on to sth;
    1. se ~ de pleurer to hold back the tears;
    1. (familiar) to control oneself.

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'retenir' found in these entries:
retenir: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
Principal Translations
retenir (empêcher de)vhold (keep from)
retenir (tenir, empêcher)vkeep (hold and prevent)
retenir (fixer (attention))varrest (attention)
 
Additional Translations:
retenirvtemper
retenirvheld out
retenirvwithhold (hold back)
retenirvcumber (restrain)
retenirvconstrain (hold back)
retenirvhold (retain)
retenir (somme d'argent)vrecoup
retenirvtrretain (hold)
retenirvtrcontain (restrain)
retenir (garder en mémoire)vtrretain (remember)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
facile à retenireasy to remember
inclure, retenirvleave in
ne pas retenirvnot hold back
qu'on peut retenir (places etc)adjbookable (seats etc)
retenir l'attentionvcatch the attention
retenir quelque chosevhold down
retenir, contenirvhold in
se retenir devrefrain from
verset à retenirlocmemory verse
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