restrain
/rɪˈstreɪn/Translation
v [t]
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⇨ refrenar(se)
to restrain one's impulses refrenar los impulsos
⇨ contener(se)
She was so furious she could hardly restrain herself Estaba tan furiosa que apenas podía contenerse
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⇨ impedir
We restrained him from driving off drunk Impedimos que él condujera borracho
■ constr. 1. to restrain from + doing sth 2. Se usa más como reflexivo(Definition of restrain v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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