Retenir (en. Retain)

/ʁə.tə.niʁ/

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Slang Meanings

To keep something secret.
He kept the info, no one knows it.
Il a retenu l'info, personne ne le sait.
To surprise someone.
That joke surprised him, he didn't see it coming.
Cette blague l'a retenu, il ne s'y attendait pas.