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

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1. restrain (hold back):

restrain person, animal, tears, laughter

restrain crowd, desires

restrain attacker

to restrain sb from doing sth

impedire a qn di fare qc

2. restrain (curb):

restrain spending, demand

restrain inflation

3. restrain (control):

restrain demonstration, picketing

II.to restrain oneself VB refl

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to restrain oneself

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it needed six men to restrain him

sono stati necessari sei uomini per trattenerlo

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raffrenarsi

to restrain oneself

to restrain oneself

controllare emozioni, impulso

to restrain

contenere folla

to restrain

impedire a qn di fare

to prevent or keep or restrain sb from doing

to restrain

sono stati necessari sei uomini per trattenerlo

it took six men to restrain him

tenere risa, lacrime, pianto

to restrain

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restrain [rɪ·ˈstreɪn] VB trans

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mettere un freno a qc

to restrain

to restrain sb from doing sth

trattenere qn dal fare qc

to restrain oneself

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

After having qualified, he again was restrained in his heat by injury running 6.94. en.wikipedia.org

As a result, considerable attention needs to be given when designing the footings to ensure that the turbines are sufficiently restrained to operate efficiently. en.wikipedia.org

As he said, however, that he feared neither, it did not restrain him from crime. 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

Both men had to be restrained before further blows could be thrown. 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

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

Two people capture and restrain a full-grown steer. en.wikipedia.org

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