restraint in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for restraint in the English»Spanish Dictionary

restraint [Am rəˈstreɪnt, Brit rɪˈstreɪnt] N

1. restraint U (self-control):

restraint

compostura f

restraint

circunspección f

you have to exercise/show restraint

hay que guardar la compostura or contenerse/mostrarse comedido

he exercised admirable restraint

se contuvo de manera admirable

to speak without restraint

hablar libremente

to cry without restraint

llorar dando rienda suelta a las emociones

2. restraint C (restriction):

restraint

limitación f

restraint

restricción f

a policy of wage restraint

una política de moderación en las reivindicaciones salariales

restraint of trade (on company)

limitación f al libre comercio

restraint of trade (on person)

limitación f a la libertad de oficio

3. restraint U (confinement):

restraint

encierro m

he has to be kept under restraint

lo tienen que tener encerrado

4. restraint C MOTOR:

head restraint

reposacabezas m

head restraint

apoyacabezas m

self-restraint [Am ˈˌsɛlf rəˈstreɪnt, Brit] N U

self-restraint → self-control

See also self-control

self-control [Am ˈˌsɛlf kənˈtroʊl, Brit ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] N U

self-control

dominio m de sí mismo

self-control

autocontrol m

to exercise self-control

autocontrolarse

to exercise self-control

dominarse

to exercise self-control

contenerse

head restraint N

head restraint

reposacabezas m

head restraint

apoyacabezas m

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fiscal restraint

monetario

he called for restraint

hizo un llamamiento a la moderación

he called for restraint

hizo un llamado a la moderación LatAm

Translations for restraint in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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moderación salarial

wage restraint

ten con ten

restraint

comedirse

to show restraint

comedirse

to exercise restraint

mesura

restraint

no tiene mesura a la hora de gastar dinero

she knows no restraint o she has no sense of moderation when it comes to spending money

le pidieron que obrara con moderación

they asked him to act with restraint

restraint in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for restraint in the English»Spanish Dictionary

restraint [rɪˈstreɪnt] N

1. restraint no pl (self-control):

restraint

dominio m de sí mismo

to exercise restraint form

mostrarse comedido

2. restraint (restriction):

restraint

restricción f

head restraint N

head restraint

apoyacabezas m inv

Translations for restraint in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sobriedad

restraint

cohibición

restraint

desenfreno

lack of restraint

comedimiento (contenimiento)

restraint

impedimento

restraint

comedirse (contenerse)

to show restraint

restraint Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to exercise restraint form

mostrarse comedido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During this time, the hospital began using previously decried procedures such as lobotomies, electro-shock therapy, and use of restraints.

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His men, free of his restraint, embark on a crime spree.

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During the 2009 rebranding, new trains were deployed with new restraints added.

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His concept of egoistic property not only rejects moral restraint on how own obtains and uses "things", but includes other people as well.

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The woman has marks on her arms that may have been caused by a restraint such as a rope.

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And if social restraints are lost, does this mean that the war allows free play to bloodlust and other impulses held in check?

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Given the importance of the occasion, both sides of politics showed behaviour and restraint.

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Under restricted circumstances, sheet metal wall panels are also capable of providing rotational restraint to the girt section.

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He kept her shut up from view, and at last she grew so tired of her restraint that she was determined to fly.

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At other times it is very fast, as if flying through the sky without restraint.

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