retén
See also: reten
Catalan edit
Verb edit
retén
Galician edit
Verb edit
retén
- inflection of reter:
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from retener; compare sostén.
Noun edit
retén m (plural retenes)
- stock, reserve
- (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 edit
Verb edit
retén
Further reading edit
- “retén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014