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il retint

held (one’s breath), held back, stopped oneself

→ retenir
re again; back + tin to hold out + t 3rd-person singular simple past (il/elle/on)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #45,387
held (one’s breath) Literary past tense; common in written narratives.
FR: Elle retint son souffle en ouvrant la porte.
EN: She held her breath as she opened the door.
held back, stopped oneself Literary past tense; common in written narratives.
FR: Il se retint de rire.
EN: He held back from laughing.
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)

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

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

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.

Il retint sa respiration.

He held his breath.