il retint

retained, held back

→ retenir
re again or back + tin to hold + t 3rd person singular simple past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #39,824
retained, held back
FR: Il retint son souffle pendant quelques secondes.
EN: He held his breath for a few seconds.
Conjugation of retenir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retint

Geum-ja retint son souffle et tint bon.

Geum-ja held her breath and held firm.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Il retint sa respiration.

He held his breath.

Il retint son souffle tandis qu'il la fixait.

He held his breath as he stared at her.

Tout le monde retint son souffle.

Everyone held their breath.

Tom était sur le point de dire quelque chose, mais il se retint.

Tom was about to say something, but he stopped himself.