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"Contenido" is a form of "contenido", a noun which is often translated as "content". "Contener" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to contain". Learn more about the difference between "contenido" and "contener" below.
el contenido(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (subject)
a. content
El discurso de Raimundo estaba repleto de contenido controvertido.Raimundo's speech was full of controversial content.
a. contents
Tenemos que verificar el contenido de estas cajas antes de poder enviarlas.We have to check the contents of these boxes before we're able to ship them.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. restrained
Te admiro por estar tan contenido en esta situación estresante.I admire you for being so restrained in this stressful situation.
contener(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to enclose)
2. (to repress)
a. to restrain
Las fuerzas de la OTAN tratan de contener el avance ruso en Ucrania.NATO forces attempt to restrain the Russian advance into Ukraine.
c. to check
Los médicos esperan contener la propagación del ébola.Doctors hope to check the spread of Ebola.
d. to curb
Los analistas aconsejan a los inversionistas que contengan sus expectativas este año.Analysts advise investors to curb their expectations this year.
contenerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to restrain oneself
Por favor, conténganse. Están en un museo, no en un parque de diversiones.Please restrain yourselves. You're in a museum, not an amusement park.
