RETAIN - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

English

German

re·tain [rɪˈteɪn] VB trans

1. retain (keep):

to retain sth

etw behalten

to retain sb's attention

jds Aufmerksamkeit halten

to retain the championship SPORTS

Meister/Meisterin bleiben

to retain one's composure

die Haltung bewahren

to retain control of sth

etw weiterhin in der Gewalt haben

to retain one's dignity/independence

seine Würde/Unabhängigkeit wahren

to retain the right to do sth LAW

sich acc das Recht vorbehalten, etw zu tun

to retain a title SPORTS

einen Titel behalten

2. retain (not alter):

to retain sth

etw beibehalten

to retain sth

bei etw dat bleiben

3. retain (not lose):

to retain sth

etw speichern

limestone retains water

Kalkstein nimmt viel Wasser auf

4. retain (remember):

to retain sth

sich dat etw merken

I am able to retain names easily

ich kann Namen gut behalten

5. retain (hold in place):

to retain sth

etw zurückhalten

the wall of this dam retains 5,000,000 cubic metres of water

die Wand dieses Dammes hält 5.000.000 Kubikmeter Wasser

6. retain FIN (withhold):

to retain profit

Gewinn einbehalten [o. zurückbehalten]

7. retain (secure services of):

to retain a lawyer [or Am attorney]

einen Anwalt [durch Zahlung eines Vorschusses] verpflichten

to retain sb's goodwill

sich dat jds Wohlwollen erhalten

to retain a separate entity

eine Einheit für sich acc bleiben

German

English

etw thesaurieren

to retain sth

etw retinieren (zurückhalten) MED

to retain sth

sich acc in der Zuschauergunst behaupten können

to be able to retain viewers' goodwill

etw zurückbehalten

to retain [or withhold] sth

die Oberhand behalten

to retain the upper hand

Belege sammeln

to retain [or keep] receipts

jdm/etw etw belassen

to allow sb/sth to retain sth

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

English

German

retain VB trans HUM RESOURCES

retain (Mitarbeiter)

binden

retain VB trans INV-FIN

retain (Gewinn)

einbehalten

retain (Gewinn)

zurückbehalten

German

English

vorhalten

retain

zurückbehalten

retain

einbehalten (Gewinn)

retain

binden (Mitarbeiter)

retain

Klett Biology Glossary

retain activity

retain activity

Aktivität behalten

Present

I	retain
you	retain
he/she/it	retains
we	retain
you	retain
they	retain

Past

I	retained
you	retained
he/she/it	retained
we	retained
you	retained
they	retained

Present Perfect

I	have	retained
you	have	retained
he/she/it	has	retained
we	have	retained
you	have	retained
they	have	retained

Past Perfect

I	had	retained
you	had	retained
he/she/it	had	retained
we	had	retained
you	had	retained
they	had	retained

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Today it retains a small, mostly local, tourist trade.

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This section retains evidence of this early history in its walls, which contain evidence of brick infill and small windows typical of the period.

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It won four seats, which it retained in the elections the following year.

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But it retains its trancelike power to this day.

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People retain the impression of information rather than the features of the information.

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