Translation of "se retenir" to English

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Dictionary translations for "se retenir"

se retenir verb

stop oneself

Phrases with "se retenir" (3)

se retenir attention - hold
se retenir sur les salaires - deduct from wages
se retenir permis - impound licence

Contexts with "se retenir"

Elle ne put se retenir de rire. She couldn't hold back her laughter.

Je me retiens de boire. I refrain from drinking.

Papa, faisons-nous des grimaces et on va voir qui peut se retenir de rire le plus longtemps. Daddy, let's make faces at each other and see who can keep from laughing the longest.

Elle essaya d'étouffer un sanglot pendant le concert mais elle ne put le retenir. She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

Son nom est très difficile à retenir. His name is very difficult to remember.

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