contener
Me contuve todo lo posible. | I held off as long as possible. |
Pero me contuve y contestó que tenía tres hijos. | But i refrained and answered that she had three children. |
Pero me contuve por el bien de la familia. | But I stayed my hand for the good of the family. |
Pero me contuve por el bien de mi familia. | But I stayed my hand for the good of the family. |
Durante todo ese tiempo, me contuve. No hay problema. | And all the time, I've held myself together... no problem. |
Incluso cuando me atacó, yo me contuve. | Even when he attacked me, I held back. |
Yo quería una hamburguesa, pero me contuve. | I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself. |
Me dijiste que no me enfadara, así que me contuve. | You told me not to get angry so I held it in. |
Aún no, Drago, pero me contuve. | Not yet, Drago, but it took restraint. |
Pero, incluso entonces, me contuve y seguí callado. | But even yet I refrained and kept still. |
Con todo mi esfuerzo, me contuve de elogiar la impetuosidad de Pink. | I resisted praising Pink's impulsiveness with all my might. |
Creía que la felicidad de una mujer estaba en el matrimonio, así que me contuve. | I thought a woman's happiness was in marriage, so I held back. |
Me miraste y me contuve. | You just looked at me and stopped me. |
¿Por qué me contuve? | Why did I hold back? |
Pero me contuve. | But I restrained myself. |
Estaba asombrada, y aun así me contuve en mi norma/regla y no interferí. | I was amazed, yet held fast to my rule and stayed out of his way. |
Perdí la cabeza, de la nada estaba sobre él, me contuve, yo casi casi lo golpeo. | I lost it. Suddenly, I was on top of him. I grabbed him. |
Tuve la tentación de dejarla caer en su regazo, de aplastarla contra él, pero me contuve. | I was tempted to drop her down on Ken, to mash her into him, but I managed to restrain myself. |
Quería tomar una foto de este hombre desde el momento en que lo vi, pero me contuve un poco porque parecía amenazador. | I wanted to take a shot of this man from the moment I saw him, but held off for a bit because he seemed intimidating. |
Luego comenzaron a aplaudir sus manos en sus piernas por lo que entiende que ellos querían que fuera silencioso, por lo que me contuve. | Then they started clapping their hands on their legs so he understood that they wanted him to be silent, so I restrained myself. |
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