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retenir verbe

hold [held, holding, holds]◼◼◼(to cause to wait)
verb
[UK: həʊld] [US: hoʊld]

retain [retained, retaining, retains]◼◼◼(to keep in possession or use)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈteɪn] [US: rə.ˈteɪn]
Whoever wants to retain everything lets everything escape. = Qui veut tout retenir laisse tout échapper.

withhold [withheld, withholding, withholds]◼◼◼verb
[UK: wɪð.ˈhəʊld] [US: wɪðˈhoʊld]

remember [remembered, remembering, remembers]◼◼◼(to memorize)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈmem.bə(r)] [US: rə.ˈmem.bər]
His name is very difficult to remember. = Son nom est très difficile à retenir.

carry [carried, carrying, carries]◼◼◻(in an addition)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.ri] [US: ˈkæ.ri]

restrain [restrained, restraining, restrains]◼◼◻(to control or keep in check)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈstreɪn] [US: ri.ˈstreɪn]
I couldn't restrain myself. = Je n'ai pas pu me retenir.

hold up◼◼◻(to impede, detain)
verb
[UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp]

borrow [borrowed, borrowing, borrows]◼◼◻(in a subtraction)
verb
[UK: ˈbɒ.rəʊ] [US: ˈbɑːˌro.ʊ]

keep back◼◻◻(restrict or restrain)
verb
[UK: kiːp ˈbæk] [US: ˈkiːp ˈbæk]

repress [repressed, repressing, represses]◼◻◻(to keep back)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈpres] [US: ri.ˈpres]

coerce [coerced, coercing, coerces]◼◻◻(to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb)
verb
[UK: kəʊ.ˈɜːs] [US: koʊ.ˈɜːs]

retenir la leçon verbe

learn one's lessonverb

retenir ses coups verbe

pull punches(to avoid using all one's strength when punching)
verb

retenir son souffle verbe

gasp [gasped, gasping, gasps]◼◼◼(to draw in the breath suddenly)
verb
[UK: ɡɑːsp] [US: ˈɡæsp]

brace [braced, bracing, braces](to prepare for something bad)
verb
[UK: breɪs] [US: ˈbreɪs]

hold one's breath(to hold one's breath)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz breθ] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈbreθ]

entretenir verbe

maintain [maintained, maintaining, maintains]◼◼◼(to keep up)
verb
[UK: meɪn.ˈteɪn] [US: men.ˈteɪn]
The road is poorly maintained. = La route est mal entretenue.

s'entretenir verbe

talk [talked, talking, talks]◼◼◼(to communicate by speech)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔːk] [US: ˈtɔːk]

s'entretenir sur verbe

discuss [discussed, discussing, discusses]◼◼◼(to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈskʌs] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈskəs]

se retenir verbe

refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]◼◼◼(to keep oneself from action)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfreɪn] [US: rə.ˈfreɪn]

refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]◼◼◼verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfreɪn] [US: rə.ˈfreɪn]

forbear [forbore, forborne, forbearing, forbears](to control oneself when provoked)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈbeə(r)] [US: fɔːr.ˈbeər]