retention

rétention, conservation

Action de garder quelque chose ou de continuer à le posséder.

En anglais simple : The act of keeping something or continuing to have it.

• Better pay improved staff retention.
• The soil's water retention helps plants survive dry weather.
• Our data retention policy explains how long we keep customer records.

Comment l'utiliser : retention of something (The rules require the retention of these records for five years.)

Synonymes : keeping, preservation

Expressions courantes : staff retention, water retention, retention of something

mémorisation, rétention

Capacité à garder des informations ou des expériences en mémoire.

En anglais simple : The ability to keep facts or experiences in your memory.

• Sleep helps memory retention.
• Short quizzes improved the students' retention of facts.
• Does writing notes help your retention of new information?

Comment l'utiliser : retention of something (Regular review improves retention of new vocabulary.)

Synonymes : memory, recall

Expressions courantes : memory retention, retention of information, improve retention

souvenir, mémoire

Informations ou expériences qui restent dans la mémoire d’une personne.

En anglais simple : The facts or experiences that remain in someone's memory.

• Her retention of the journey was fragmentary.
• His mental retention included faces but very few names.
• My retention of those early years has faded.

Comment l'utiliser : retention of something (His retention of that distant summer consisted of a few vivid images.)

Synonymes : memory, recollection

Expressions courantes : retention of something, mental retention

rétention

État où le corps ne parvient pas à évacuer normalement l’urine ou les selles.

En anglais simple : A condition in which the body cannot let out urine or solid waste normally.

• The patient developed urinary retention.
• A catheter relieved the retention of urine.
• The doctor assessed her bowel retention after surgery.

Comment l'utiliser : retention of urine (Retention of urine can cause severe discomfort.)

Expressions courantes : urinary retention, acute retention, retention of urine