restrained in the PONS Dictionary

restrained Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to restrain sb from [doing] sth
sprečavati nekoga da nešto uradi
she restrained her impulse to smile
obuzdala je potrebu da se nasmeje

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The east face has a similar, more restrained treatment, with the sandstone trim, stringcourses, cornices, and fenestration.
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Those on the south and west, not visible from the street, are more restrained.
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Carter's violent actions are restrained, business-like and sudden, never using 30 punches when one would do.
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Similarly, arms and legs should be restrained from doing any evil acts. 27.
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One is the traditional restrained courting favored by the older generations, which often featured serenades and doing chores for the girl's parents.
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After having qualified, he again was restrained in his heat by injury running 6.94.
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He wrote that this wonderfully restrained ballad delights with the most graceful vocal performances either of these artists has ever offered to radio.
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The critic noted how restrained and guarded the author was in showing the ugly sides of the main heroine's character.
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Her grieving husband had to be restrained from throwing himself into the grave with her.
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His restrained, detailed work ranged from self-portraits to landscapes and studies of birds and animals.
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