retenir
Meanings
Verb
1. to retain, hold (transitive)
a. to hold back, rein in (transitive)
b. to keep, detain, hold up (transitive)
2. to remember (transitive)
3. to accept (que that) (transitive, intransitive)
4. to uphold (transitive, law)
5. to restrain oneself, hold back (reflexive)
Examples134
Je n'ai pas pu me retenir, je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher.
I couldn't help myself.
Je n'ai pas pu me retenir.
I couldn't restrain myself.
Je ne vous retiens pas.
I won't keep you any longer.
Il vous faut vous retenir.
You have to hold back.
Il te faut te retenir.
You have to hold back.
Que faut-il en retenir ?
What should we take away from this?