WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| retén nm | (repuesto) | stock, store, reserve n |
| | En la tienda siempre había retén de lo más demandado. |
| | There was always a lot more stock (or: store) in the shop than there was demand. |
| retén nm | (militar: tropa de refuerzo) | squad n |
| | | reserves npl |
| | El capitán formó el retén que debía estar de guardia durante toda la noche. |
| | The captain formed the squad that would be on duty during the night. |
| retén nm | (personas que ayudan) | squad n |
| | | team n |
| | | group n |
| | Un retén de bomberos acudió nada más saltar la alarma de incendio. |
| | A fire squad showed up as soon as the fire alarm went off. |
| Additional Translations |
| retén nm | AmL (puesto de control) | checkpoint, control post n |
| | En el retén me pidieron la licencia y me preguntaron hacia dónde iba. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| retar⇒ vtr | (desafiar, provocar) | challenge⇒ vtr |
| | Los del otro pueblo se atrevieron a retarnos. |
| | The other people dared to challenge us. |
| retar a alguien a vtr + prep | (incitarlo a algo) | challenge [sb] to, defy [sb] to v expr |
| | | call [sb] out v expr |
| | Voy a retar a una pelea al que me insultó. |
| | Mi primo me retó a que saltara al lago desde esa roca. |
| | I'm going to challenge the person who insulted me to a fight. // My cousin challenged me to jump in the lake from this rock. |
| Additional Translations |
| retar vtr | AR, BO, UY (regañar, reprender) (colloquial) | tell off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (formal) | berate⇒, scold⇒ vtr |
| | La maestra retó a los niños que llegaron tarde a clase. |
| | The teacher told off the children who were late for class. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| retener⇒ vtr | (tener apresado) | hold prisoner v expr |
| | El ladrón retuvo a dos clientes como rehenes. |
| | The thief held two clients prisoner. |
| retener vtr | (almacenar en la mente) | retain⇒ vtr |
| | Retiene en su memoria todos los detalles del encuentro. |
| | She holds all the details of the meeting in her memory. |
| Additional Translations |
| retenerse⇒ v prnl | (contenerse, dominarse) | restrain yourself vtr + refl |
| | | keep calm v expr |
| | (figurative) | keep your hair on v expr |
| | Le dije que se retuviera, pero no pudo y explotó en furia. |
| | She told him to restrain himself, but he couldn't and just flew off the handle. |
| retener⇒ vtr | (parar el avance) | hold back vtr phrasal insep |
| | | contain⇒ vtr |
| | | retain⇒ vtr |
| | Parece que el dique improvisado retiene el lodo. |
| | It looks like the improvised dike is holding back the mud. |
| retener vtr | (contener, refrenar) | restrain⇒ vtr |
| | (emotions) | contain⇒ vtr |
| | Retén tus pasiones; no permitas que te dominen. |
| | Restrain your passions; don't let them dominate you. |
'retén' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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