Retaining (in English) 🔊
Retener (in Spanish) 🔊
Definitions
Retaining (English)
a. retaining (noun) (The act of retaining something; a retaining wall.)
— The retaining wall was built to prevent the soil from sliding down the hill.
Retener (Spanish)
b. retener (verb) (To hold or keep something in one’s possession or memory.)
— Ella retiene un recuerdo de su infancia.
Retaining (English)
c. retaining (adjective) (Holding or keeping something in one’s possession or memory.)
— The company is retaining all the employees who were laid off last year.
Synonyms for Retaining
holding – retener 🔊
conserving – conservar 🔊
preserving – preservar 🔊
maintaining – mantener 🔊
keeping – guardar 🔊
Antonyms for Retaining
losing – perder 🔊
releasing – liberar 🔊
giving – dar 🔊
donating – donar 🔊
disposing – deshacerse 🔊
Examples of Retaining
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| The company is retaining all the employees who were laid off last year. | La empresa está retener a todos los empleados que se despidieron el año pasado. |
| The government is retaining control of the city’s main transportation hub. | El gobierno está retener el control del principal hub de transporte de la ciudad. |
| She is retaining a personal assistant to handle her schedule and correspondence. | Ella tiene un asistente personal que se encarga de su programación y correspondencia. |
Common Phrases
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| “holding onto something” | “retener algo” |
| “keeping something in mind” | ” tener algo en mente |
Conjugations for “Retaining“
| Tense | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present | retengo, retienes, retiene, retenemos, reteneis, retienen |
| Past | retuve, retuviste, retuvo, retuvimos, retuvisteis, retuvieron |
| Future | retendré, retendrás, retendrá, retendremos, retendréis, retendrán |
Word of the Day
retener – to retain
Usage: La empresa está retener a todos los empleados que se despidieron el año pasado. – The company is retaining all the employees who were laid off last year.