retenir.
to retain, hold
Meaning & usage
to retain, hold to hold back, rein in
to retain, hold to keep, detain, hold up
to remember
to accept (que that)
to uphold
to restrain oneself, hold back
Je n'ai pas pu me retenir, je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French retenir, from Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, from re- + teneō (“to hold”).
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