self-controlled in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for self-controlled in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-controlled [Am ˈˌsɛlf kənˈtroʊld, Brit ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊld] ADJ

self-controlled person/manner

sereno

self-controlled person/manner

ecuánime

self-controlled remarks

ponderado

Translations for self-controlled in the Spanish»English Dictionary

contenido¹ (contenida) ADJ

contenido (contenida)

self-controlled

See also contener

I.contener VB trans

1. contener recipiente/producto/mezcla:

contener

to contain

la carta contenía acusaciones muy serias

the letter contained some very serious accusations

“contiene lanolina”

“contains lanolin”

2. contener (parar, controlar):

contener infección/epidemia

to contain

contener respiración

to hold

contener risa/lágrimas

to contain form

contener risa/lágrimas

to hold back

contener invasión/revuelta

to contain

la policía intentaba contener a la gente

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

dejó estallar aquella furia contenida

he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage

II.contenerse VB vpr

contenerse refl:

contenerse

to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar

I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo

it was all I could do not to insult him

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo

I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Such ceramics are used as self-controlled heating elements in, for example, the rear-window defrost circuits of automobiles.

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