retener

to retain, to hold back

r e t e ˈn e ɾ
re again; back + ten have, hold + er Second-conjugation marker
verb Rare #45,570
to retain, to hold back
SP: Es importante retener esta información.
EN: It is important to retain this information.

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)

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