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se retenir

  • \sə ʁə.tniʁ\

verb se retenir · s’être retenu · en se retenant · en s’étant retenu · retenant · retenu

  1. Forme pronominale de retenir.

In English

  • forbear to control oneself when provoked
  • refrain (intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, in

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"se retenir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/se%20retenir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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se retenir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/se%20retenir

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"se retenir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/se%20retenir.

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@misc{se_retenir_2026,
  title = {se retenir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/se%20retenir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}