restrain

restrain
rə'strein
verb
(to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) refrenar(se), contenerse
restrain vb contener
she couldn't restrain herself no pudo contenerse
restrain
tr[rɪ'streɪn]
transitive verb
1 contener
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to restrain oneself from doing something contenerse para no hacer algo
to restrain somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo
restrain [ri'streɪn] vt
1) : refrenar, contener
2)
to restrain oneself : contenerse
restrain
v.
• aprisionar v.
• coartar v.
• coercer v.
• cohibir v.
• contener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• embargar v.
• encerrar v.
• enfrenar v.
• estrechar v.
• frenar v.
• moderar v.
• morigerar v.
• refrenar v.
• restringir v.
rɪ'streɪn
1.
transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenar

to restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio


2.
v refl

to restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse

[rɪs'treɪn]
VT
1) (=hold back) refrenar; (=repress) reprimir; (=dissuade) disuadir; (=prevent) impedir; (=inhibit) cohibir

to restrain sb from doing sth — (=dissuade) disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (=physically prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo

kindly restrain your friend — haga el favor de refrenar a su amigo

2) (=contain) contener; (=confine) encerrar

I managed to restrain my anger — logré contener mi enojo

to restrain o.s. — contenerse

to restrain o.s. from doing sth — dominarse para que no haga algo

but I restrained myself — pero me contuve, pero me dominé

please restrain yourself! — ¡por favor, cálmese!

* * *
[rɪ'streɪn]
1.
transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenar

to restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio


2.
v refl

to restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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