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restrain
[rɪˈstreɪn]
verbo transitivo
1. contener (person, crowd, dog, one's curiosity); reprimir, dominar (passions, anger)
  • to restrain somebody from doing something -> impedir a alguien que haga algo
  • to restrain oneself -> contenerse, controlarse

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restrain [ris-trein]
1. Restringir, restriñir, detener, apretar; reprimir, contener, refrenar (hold, stop).
2. Impedir.
3. Restriñir, constreñir, limitar, coartar (limit).
4. Prohibir, vedar la comisión de un acto ilegal. (Foro; Forense)
va.

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restrain [rɪsˈtreɪn]
verb:transitive
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!

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Verb Conjugation for "restrain"

Imperative
  • restrain
  • you restrain
  • he/she restrains
  • we restrain
  • you restrain
  • they restrain
Preterite
  • I restrained
  • you restrained
  • he/she restrained
  • we restrained
  • you restrained
  • they restrained
Present Continuous
  • I am restraining
  • you are restraining
  • he/she is restraining
  • we are restraining
  • you are restraining
  • they are restraining
Present Perfect
  • I have restrained
  • you have restrained
  • he/she has restrained
  • we have restrained
  • you have restrained
  • they have restrained
Past Continuous
  • I was restraining
  • you were restraining
  • he/she was restraining
  • we were restraining
  • you were restraining
  • they were restraining
Past Perfect
  • I had restrained
  • you had restrained
  • he/she had restrained
  • we had restrained
  • you had restrained
  • they had restrained
Future
  • I will restrain
  • you will restrain
  • he/she will restrain
  • we will restrain
  • you will restrain
  • they will restrain
Future Perfect
  • I will have restrained
  • you will have restrained
  • he/she will have restrained
  • we will have restrained
  • you will have restrained
  • they will have restrained
Future Continuous
  • I will be restraining
  • you will be restraining
  • he/she will be restraining
  • we will be restraining
  • you will be restraining
  • they will be restraining
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been restraining
  • you have been restraining
  • he/she has been restraining
  • we have been restraining
  • you have been restraining
  • they have been restraining
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been restraining
  • you will have been restraining
  • he/she will have been restraining
  • we will have been restraining
  • you will have been restraining
  • they will have been restraining
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been restraining
  • you had been restraining
  • he/she had been restraining
  • we had been restraining
  • you had been restraining
  • they had been restraining
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