verb🔗ShareConserver, garderTo keep in possession or use."The company is retaining its best employees by offering them better salaries. "L'entreprise conserve ses meilleurs employés en leur offrant de meilleurs salaires.businesspropertyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGarder, retenirTo keep in one's pay or service."The company is retaining several experienced teachers to ensure good student outcomes. "L'entreprise retient plusieurs enseignants expérimentés pour assurer de bons résultats pour les élèves.businessjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetenir, employerTo employ by paying a retainer."The company is retaining a lawyer to help with the new contract negotiations. "L'entreprise retient un avocat pour l'aider dans les négociations du nouveau contrat.businessjoblawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConserver, garderTo hold secure."The dam is retaining the water, preventing the town from flooding. "Le barrage retient l'eau, empêchant la ville d'être inondée.technologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRedoublerTo hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year."The teacher is considering retaining Sarah in third grade because she hasn't mastered reading yet. "Le professeur envisage de faire redoubler Sarah en troisième année car elle n'a pas encore maîtrisé la lecture.educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetenir, empêcherTo restrain; to prevent."The dam is retaining the water, preventing it from flooding the town. "Le barrage retient l'eau, l'empêchant d'inonder la ville.actionabilitylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConserver, garderTo belong; to pertain."The responsibility for cleaning the break room is retaining to all employees. "La responsabilité du nettoyage de la salle de repos incombe à tous les employés.propertybusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRétention, conservationThe act by which something or someone is retained; a retention."The library's retaining of overdue books helped ensure that everyone had access to the materials they needed. "La rétention des livres en retard par la bibliothèque a permis de garantir que tout le monde ait accès aux documents dont il avait besoin.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe soutènement, retenantOf or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall."The retaining wall prevented the hillside from collapsing onto the road. "Le mur de soutènement a empêché la colline de s'effondrer sur la route.architecturepropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
