retenue
French → English
(personality) Self-restraint: the ability to control one's emotions or behavior; moderation
L'avocat s’exprimait avec retenue devant le jury pour ne pas paraître agressif.
(English) The lawyer spoke with restraint before the jury so as not to appear aggressive.
Il a gardé une grande retenue malgré les insultes de son adversaire.
(English) He maintained great self-control despite the insults from his opponent.
(finance) Withholding: an amount of money taken directly from a payment, like taxes from a salary; deduction
Son salaire net est calculé après la retenue à la source des impôts.
(English) His net salary is calculated after the withholding tax at source.
Il y a une retenue légale sur chaque fiche de paie pour la sécurité sociale.
(English) There is a legal deduction on every pay slip for social security.
(education) School detention: a punishment where a student is forced to stay at school after hours
L'élève a été mis en retenue car il n'avait pas fait ses devoirs.
(English) The student was put in detention because he hadn't done his homework.
Il doit faire sa retenue samedi matin dans la salle d'étude du lycée.
(English) He has to serve his detention Saturday morning in the high school study hall.
Entry ID: fr:en:retenue · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary