retenant

holding back, retaining

→ retenir
reten to remember + ant forming present participles and agentive adjectives
verb · present Rare #36,143
holding back, retaining
FR: Il avançait en retenant son souffle.
EN: He moved forward while holding his breath.
Conjugation of retenir
Present
retenant

Vous ne pouvez pas vous tuer en retenant votre souffle.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

Je regardais la scène en retenant mon souffle.

I watched the scene with bated breath.

Il a regardé le match tout en retenant son souffle.

He watched the game with bated breath.

Tom attendait les nouvelles en retenant son souffle.

Tom waited for the news with bated breath.

Nous attendions en retenant notre souffle.

We waited with bated breath.

Tu ne peux pas te tuer en retenant ta respiration.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

Ne t'humilie pas en la retenant.

Don't humiliate yourself by holding her back.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)