verb/det.niʁ/
to detain; to possess, to have, to hold
“détenir un don, un pouvoir” — to possess a talent, a power
Synonyms: avoir, posséder
Inherited from Old French detenir, borrowed from Latin detinēre, and adapted to the conjugation of tenir.
/det.niʁ/
to detain; to possess, to have, to hold
“détenir un don, un pouvoir” — to possess a talent, a power
Synonyms: avoir, posséder
Inherited from Old French detenir, borrowed from Latin detinēre, and adapted to the conjugation of tenir.