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contener

contener(
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to enclose)
a. to contain
La bolsa contiene tres onzas de chocolate.The bag contains three ounces of chocolate.
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.
b. to hold back
Intenté contener mis lágrimas.I tried to hold back my tears.
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.).
pronominal verb
3. (to control one's impulses)
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.
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contener
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (encerrar)
a. to contain
no contiene CFCdoes not contain CFCs
¿qué contiene esa maleta?what's in this suitcase?
2. (detener, reprimir)
a. to restrain, to hold back
tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafohe had to be restrained from attacking the photographer
no pudo contener la risa/el llantohe couldn't help laughing/crying
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
3. (general)
a. to restrain oneself, to hold oneself back
conseguí contenermeI managed to restrain myself
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contener
transitive verb
1 (incluir) to contain
el maletín contenía explosivos the suitcase contained explosives
esta bebida no contiene cafeína
el libro contenía un capítulo dedicado a su vida the book contained a chapter on her life
el disquete contenía información secreta
no contiene alcohol alcohol-free; does not contain alcohol
el artículo censurado contenía comentarios obscenos
2 (frenar) [+gente, muchedumbre] to contain; hold back; [+revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain; hold back
no podía contener los bostezos no pudo contener las lágrimas contener a los rebeldes la policía contuvo la revuelta hasta que llegaron los militares el ejército contuvo la invasión durante varios días no pude contener la emoción y rompí a llorar contuvo su emoción y no derramó una sola lágrima
[+aliento, respiración] to hold
contenga la respiración durante un minuto contuvo el aliento mientras escuchaba
[+hemorragia] to stop; [+bostezo] to stifle; [+inflación] to check; curb; [+precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down
para contener la tendencia al alza de los precios to check the tendency for prices to rise; no pude contener la risa I couldn't help laughing
3 (S. Cone) (significar) to mean
pronominal verb
contenerse (controlarse) to control o.s.; restrain o.s.
me contuve para no llorar I controlled o restrained myself so as not to cry
al final no me pude contener y le pegué
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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