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I.restrain [Brit rɪˈstreɪn, Am rəˈstreɪn] VB trans

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1. restrain (hold back):

restrain person, tears, laughter

restrain desires

restrain attacker, animal

restrain crowd

to restrain sb from doing sth

empêcher qn de faire qc

2. restrain (curb):

restrain spending, demand

restrain inflation

3. restrain (control):

restrain demonstration, picketing

4. restrain Brit LAW:

restraining order

II.to restrain oneself VB refl

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to restrain oneself refl:

to restrain oneself

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it needed six men to restrain him

il a fallu six hommes pour le maîtriser

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freiner personne

to restrain

contraindre sentiments, désir

to restrain

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restrain [rɪˈstreɪn] VB trans

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1. restrain (physically check):

restrain troublemaker

to restrain sb from doing sth

empêcher qn de faire qc

to restrain oneself from doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

2. restrain (keep under control):

restrain dog, horse

restrain inflation

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modérer personne

to restrain

se modérer

to restrain oneself

contenir foule

to restrain

to restrain

to restrain oneself

retenir colère, cri, geste

to restrain

to restrain oneself

to restrain sb from doing sth

empêcher qn de faire qc

to restrain oneself from doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

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They filed restraining orders against him and one moved away. en.wikipedia.org

The handful of guest soloists are equally restrained. en.wikipedia.org

Police officers often carry handcuffs to restrain suspects. en.wikipedia.org

Self-control enables a person to restrain or override one response, thereby making a different response possible. en.wikipedia.org

Mao believed it unwise to codify a criminal law that later might restrain the party. en.wikipedia.org

The ankles and upper body were restrained to the device and the hands were tied behind. en.wikipedia.org

Similarly, arms and legs should be restrained from doing any evil acts. 27. en.wikipedia.org

He ordered the removal of manacles, camisoles and restraining gloves and rejected the then popular psychiatric practice of punitive treatment. en.wikipedia.org

When his wife went to embrace him, some of his students, not knowing who she was, sought to restrain her. en.wikipedia.org

Confrontational from the outset, debates could become quite heated and audience members sometimes had to be restrained by on-set bouncers. en.wikipedia.org

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