to retain, to hold back
Nunca he conseguido retener a una mujer.
I've never been able to keep a woman.
— Love Actually (2003)
Retener extracción hasta nueva directiva.
Hold off on extraction until further instructions.
— TRON: Ares (2025)
Deja esas fotos ahí o haré que te arresten por retener evidencia.
Leave those photos there or I'll have you arrested for withholding evidence.
— Impacto (1981)
No puedo retener mucho a Nichols.
I can't hold Nichols for long.
— Oppenheimer (2023)