No. 10,823 in Catalan

retencions

Traffic jams or delays.

In a sentence

Hi ha moltes retencions a l'autopista avui.
There are many traffic jams on the highway today.
In this sentence, 'retencions' refers to the accumulation of vehicles causing traffic jams.
Aquest exercici em provoca retencions en la memòria.
This exercise causes me memory retention issues.
Here, 'retencions' is used metaphorically to describe difficulty in retaining information.
El sistema de desaigüe té retencions a causa de les fulles.
The drainage system has clogs due to leaves.
In this context, 'retencions' refers to blockages or obstructions in a system.

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