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Catalan
Verb
retén
- second-person singular imperative of retenir
Galician
Verb
retén
- inflection of reter:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈten/
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: re‧tén
Etymology 1
Deverbal from retener; compare sostén.
Noun
retén m (plural retenes)
- stock, reserve
- Synonyms: repuesto, reserva
- (military) reserve (body of troops kept as reserve)
- squad, team
- (mechanics, automotive) stop, gasket, seal (part to prevent the escape of a fluid or lubrication)
- checkpoint
Etymology 2
Verb
retén
- second-person singular imperative of retener
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