Held back (fr. Retint)
Translation into English
C'est le destin, ma Sainte, qui retint mon bras.
It's destiny, my Saint, that did retain my hand.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018 Claire le retint par le bras.
Claire took her by the arm.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Des différentes contributions, l'intervenant du débat retint quelques mots clés: transparence, qualité, efficacité, communication et flexibilité.
The discussion leader picked up on certain key words from the various contributions: transparency, quality, efficiency, communication and flexibility.
Example taken from data source: EUbookshop_v2 Comme Maheu se décidait a ramasser l'argent de sa grosse main tremblante, l'employé le retint.
As Maheu decided to pick up the money with his large trembling hand the clerk stopped him.
Example taken from data source: Books_v1 Elle retint ses larmes avec difficulté.
She restrained tears with difficulty.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Elle m'attrapa par le bras et me retint d'aller chez moi.
She caught me by the arm and stopped me from going home.
Example taken from data source: Tatoeba_v2022-03-03 En 1992, Sea World retint les services de la Roper Organization pour sonder les attitudes du public envers les aquariums, les parcs à thème d'animaux et les jardins zoologiques (Roper, 1992).
Sea World commissioned the Roper Organization in 1992 to survey public attitudes toward aquariums, animal theme parks and zoos (Roper 1992).
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2 Synonyms
- attirer
- captiver
- éblouir
- susciter