retenir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- borrow verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
- brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- coerce verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- remember verb To bring something back to mind from memory.
- repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
Senses
retenir is used for these senses in English:
- borrow (arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
- brace (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- carry (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
- coerce (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
- remember To memorize; to put something into memory.
borrow — full definition
- verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
- verb To adopt an idea, word, or style from somewhere else and use it as your own.
brace — full definition
- noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
- verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.