retention

the ability to remember things or the act of remembering them

memoria, retención de la información

• have good/bad retention

Collocations memory retention · improve memory retention

• She has excellent retention.

  Ella tiene una excelente retención de la memoria.

the act of keeping something or someone for a period of time, especially when this is not wanted

retenido, detención

• retention of somebody/something

Collocations forced retention · prison retention

• The government has announced a new policy on prisoner retention.

  El gobierno ha anunciado una nueva política sobre la retención de prisioneros.

the ability of soil to hold water, or the amount of water that it holds

retención del agua, capacidad para retener agua

• water retention

Collocations soil water retention · improve soil water retention

• The new fertilizer improves the soil's water retention.

  El nuevo fertilizante mejora la retención de agua del suelo.