Retenaient (en. Held back)

/ʁə.tə.nɛ/

Slang Meanings

To pay attention to something.
Keep your eyes open, you need to remember all this.
Garde l'œil ouvert, il faut que tu retiens tout ça.
To take a situation into account.
You need to remember what he said in the meeting.
Il faut retenir ce qu'il a dit dans la réunion.