Held back (fr. Retenaient)

Translation into English

Pourquoi les Gromflamites te retenaient-ils?
Why were the gromflamites holding you prisoner?
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
Les deux filles retenaient leur souffle.
The two women held their breath.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
A l'époque où l'administration de la justice était pure sur le plan ethnique, ces affaires ne retenaient pas l'attention des procureurs, dont l'attitude consistait soit à abandonner les poursuites, soit à accepter la mise en liberté des accusés.
At the time of the ethnically pure administration of justice, these cases failed to attract the attention of the prosecutors whose attitude was either to abandon the indictments or to agree that the accused be released.
Example taken from data source: MultiUN_v1
Réactions sur le processus de consultation La plupart des participants ont évalué notre processus de consultation de satisfaisant à excellent, et quelques-uns ont indiqué qu'ils retenaient leur opinion jusqu'à ce qu'ils voient comment leurs commentaires sont utilisés.
Feedback on consultations process Most participants rated our consultations process from satisfactory to excellent while a few indicated they would withhold their opinion until they saw how their comments were used.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2
Peut-être qu'ils nous retenaient pour faire des expériences sur nous?
Maybe they were holding us to experiment on us?
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
Les hommes qui retenaient Lucrezia captive.
The men that took Lucrezia prisoner.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
Ils les retenaient ici, aussi.
They were holding them in here, too.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018