contained in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-contained [Am ˈˌsɛlf kənˈteɪnd, Brit ˌsɛlfkənˈteɪnd] ADJ

1. self-contained:

self-contained district/village

que dispone de todos los servicios necesarios

self-contained flat Brit

con cocina y cuarto de baño propios

2. self-contained:

self-contained person (independent)

independiente

self-contained (reserved)

reservado

self-contained couple

que no necesita de nadie más

contain [Am kənˈteɪn, Brit kənˈteɪn] VB trans

1. contain (hold):

contain box/envelope/bottle:

contener

I've lost the bag containing my passport

he perdido el bolso donde llevaba el pasaporte

the book contains over 500 recipes

el libro contiene más de 500 recetas

2.1. contain (check, hold back):

contain enemy/fire/epidemic

contener

a drive to contain prices

una campaña para contener los precios

2.2. contain (restrain):

contain anger/laughter/tears

contener

to contain oneself

contenerse

to contain oneself

aguantarse

he could contain himself no longer

no se pudo contener or aguantar más

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the movie contained the obligatory car chase iron

la película tenía la inevitable or consabida persecución de coches

the report contained a damning indictment of his management

el informe censuraba or criticaba duramente su gestión

the case contained all that she possessed

la maleta contenía todo lo que tenía or todas sus pertenencias

his works contain many pitfalls for a Spanish translator

sus obras encierran muchas dificultades or muchos escollos para el traductor español

Translations for contained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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contener

to contain

la carta contenía acusaciones muy serias

the letter contained some very serious accusations

contener infección/epidemia

to contain

contener risa/lágrimas

to contain form

contener invasión/revuelta

to contain

la policía intentaba contener a la gente

the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowd

contenerse

to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar

I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

la contención del desempleo es nuestro principal objetivo

our main aim is to contain unemployment o keep unemployment in check

el anuncio no deparó sorpresas

the announcement contained no surprises

incluir tema/sección

to contain

contained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-contained ADJ

1. self-contained (self-sufficient):

self-contained community, village

autosuficiente

self-contained apartment

con cocina y cuarto de baño

2. self-contained pej (reserved):

self-contained

reservado, -a

contain [kənˈteɪn] VB trans

contain

contener

Translations for contained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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contener

to contain

contenerse

to contain oneself

incluir

to contain

represar fig

to contain

embeber

to contain

encerrar

to contain

abarcar

to contain

arrojar fallos

to contain errors

aguantar

to contain