retén

m.

1 roadblock.

2 picket.

3 retainer.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: retener.

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retén

► nombre masculino

1 MILITAR reserves plural, reinforcements plural

2 (previsión) stock, store

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de retén in reserve

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SM

1) (Téc) stop, catch; (Aut) oil seal

2) (=reserva) reserve, store

tener algo de retén — to have sth in reserve

3) (Mil) reserves pl , reinforcements pl

hombre de retén — reserve

estar de retén — to be on call

4) LAm [de policía] roadblock, police roadblock

5) Caribe (=correccional) remand home

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masculino

1) (patrulla) patrol; (pelotón) squad; (puesto de policía) police post

2) (Ven) (correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

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= stop, weir.

Ex. Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.

Ex. To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.

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* retén de cajón = drawer stop.

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masculino

1) (patrulla) patrol; (pelotón) squad; (puesto de policía) police post

2) (Ven) (correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

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= stop, weir.

Ex: Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.

Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.

* retén de cajón = drawer stop.

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retén

masculine

A

1 (patrulla) patrol; (pelotón) squad

esta noche tengo or estoy de retén (Mil) I'm on duty tonight

2 (puesto de policía) police post

B (Chi) (Auto) gasket

C (Ven) (correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

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Del verbo retar: (conjugate retar)

reten es:

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo

Del verbo retener: (conjugate retener)

retén es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
retar    
retener    
retén
retar (conjugate retar) verbo transitivo

a) (desafiar) to challenge

b) (CS) (regañar) to tell … off (colloq), to scold

retener (conjugate retener) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹datos/información› to keep back, withhold

b) ‹pasaporte/tarjeta› to retain

c) (Fin, Fisco) ‹dinero/cuota› to deduct, withhold

2

a) [policía] ‹persona› to detain, hold

b) (hacer permanecer):

◊ no te retendré mucho I won't keep you long

3 ‹calor/carga/líquidos› to retain
4 ‹atención/interés› to keep, retain
5 (recordar) to retain, keep … in one's head
retén sustantivo masculino

a) (patrulla) patrol;

(pelotón) squad;
(puesto de policía) police post

b) (Ven) (correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

retar verbo transitivo to challenge
retener verbo transitivo
1 (para sí) to keep: querría retenerte junto a mí, I would like to keep you near me
2 (en sí) to retain: las esponjas retienen agua, sponges retain water
3 (en un lugar) to keep: debo ir, no intentes retenerme, I need to leave, don't try to hold me back
(en una comisaría) to detain, keep in custody
4 (en la memoria) to remember: no puedo retener todos los nombres, I can't remember all the names
5 (un sentimiento, impulso, etc) to restrain, hold back: no sabe retener sus emociones, she can't control her emotions
6 (el curso normal de algo) to stop, hold back: la presa retiene el agua del río, the dam holds back the river
7 (un sueldo, capital) to deduct, withhold: le retienen el 40% de los ingresos, they withhold 40% of his earnings
retén sustantivo masculino
1 (de soldados, bomberos, etc) squad, reserves pl
2 (de alimentos, etc) store

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retén nm

1. [de soldados] reserve;

un retén de bomberos a squad of firefighters

2. [de cosas] stock

3. Am [de menores] reformatory, reform school

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retén

m L.Am.

MIL patrol