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"retenir"
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retenir
book, order, reserve
retenir qqn de force.
hold forcibly (to)
retenir qqn de force
hold so. forcibly (to).
retenir des charges suffisantes (établir prima facie le bien-fondé de sa thèse)
prima facie case (to make a -)
retenir qn./qc.
to retain sb./sth.
Retenir
Withhold
retenir
to hold back
retenir
retain, hold back
retenir son souffle
hold one’s breath
retenir, empêcher de partir
hold back, detain, prevent from leaving
retenir (graines) dans une calebasse lorsqu’on enlève le liquide, en tenant un van rond et plat au bord de la calebasse
retain (grains) in calabash while liquid is poured off by holding a flat round winnowing van at the edge of the calabash