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but I restrained myself

  • 1 restrain

    rə'strein
    (to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) refrenar(se), contenerse
    restrain vb contener
    tr[rɪ'streɪn]
    1 contener
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to restrain oneself from doing something contenerse para no hacer algo
    to restrain somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo
    restrain [ri'streɪn] vt
    1) : refrenar, contener
    2)
    to restrain oneself : contenerse
    v.
    • aprisionar v.
    • coartar v.
    • coercer v.
    • cohibir v.
    • contener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • embargar v.
    • encerrar v.
    • enfrenar v.
    • estrechar v.
    • frenar v.
    • moderar v.
    • morigerar v.
    • refrenar v.
    • restringir v.
    rɪ'streɪn
    1.
    transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenar

    to restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio


    2.
    v refl

    to restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse

    [rɪs'treɪn]
    VT
    1) (=hold back) refrenar; (=repress) reprimir; (=dissuade) disuadir; (=prevent) impedir; (=inhibit) cohibir

    to restrain sb from doing sth — (=dissuade) disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (=physically prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo

    2) (=contain) contener; (=confine) encerrar

    to restrain o.s. — contenerse

    to restrain o.s. from doing sth — dominarse para que no haga algo

    but I restrained myself — pero me contuve, pero me dominé

    please restrain yourself! — ¡por favor, cálmese!

    * * *
    [rɪ'streɪn]
    1.
    transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenar

    to restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio


    2.
    v refl

    to restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse

    English-spanish dictionary > restrain

  • 2 poham|ować

    pf Ⅰ vt (powstrzymać) to restrain [osobę, złość]; to hold [sth] back [łzy]
    - nie mogłem pohamować ciekawości I couldn’t restrain my curiosity ⇒ hamować
    Ⅱ pohamować się to restrain oneself
    - miałem ochotę go uderzyć, ale się pohamowałem I wanted to hit him but I restrained myself ⇒ hamować się

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poham|ować

  • 3 contenerse

    1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR (=controlarse) to control o.s., restrain o.s.

    me contuve para no llorar — I controlled o restrained myself so as not to cry

    * * *
    (v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo
    Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    Ex. She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.
    * * *
    (v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo

    Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.

    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    Ex: She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.

    * * *

    ■contenerse verbo reflexivo to hold (oneself) back: no me puedo contener, ¡tengo que llamarle! I can't hold back - I have to call him!
    ' contenerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abstenerse
    - tenerse
    - aguantar
    - contener
    English:
    blurt out
    - contain
    - hold
    - restrain
    * * *
    vpr
    to restrain oneself, to hold oneself back;
    estuve a punto de insultarlo, pero conseguí contenerme I was about to insult him, but I managed to restrain myself
    * * *
    v/r control o.s.
    * * *
    vr
    : to restrain oneself

    Spanish-English dictionary > contenerse

  • 4 Ч-67

    НИ К ЧЕМУ coll Invar
    1. (кому) ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: any noun, most often concr)) a thing (or, less often, a person or group) is not needed by s.o., cannot be used by s.o. (and, therefore, s.o. does not want to deal with it or him)
    X Y-y ни к чему - X is of no (isn't of any) use to Y
    X isn't (of) much use to Y Y has no use for X Y has no need of (for) X (in limited contexts) X won't help thing X won't do any good.
    Она (медсестра) совсем была девочка, но роста высокого, тёмненькая и с японским разрезом глаз. На голове у неё так сложно было настроено, что ни шапочка, ни даже косынка никак не могли бы этого покрыть... Всё это было Олегу совсем ни к чему, но он с интересом рассматривал её белую корону... (Солженицын 10). She (the nurse) was no more than a girl, but quite tall, with a dark complexion and a Japanese slant to her eyes. Her hair was piled on top of her head in such a complicated way that no cap or scarf would ever have been able to cover it.... None of this was much use to Oleg, but still he studied her white tiara with interest... (10a).
    «Ведь ему безразлично, покойнику, - шёпотом сипел Коровьев, - ему теперь, сами согласитесь, Никанор Иванович, квартира эта ни к чему?» (Булгаков 9). "After all, it is all the same to him—to the dead man," Koroviev hissed in a loud whisper. "You will agree yourself, Nikanor Ivanovich, that he has no use for the apartment now?" (9a).
    Вот вы пренебрежительно отозвались о космосе, а ведь спутник, ракеты — это великий шаг, это восхищает, и согласитесь, что ни одно членистоногое не способно к таким свершениям»... — «Я мог бы возразить, что космос членистоногим ни к чему» (Стругацкие 3). "You scoffed at the cosmos, yet the sputniks and rockets are a great step forward-they're amazing, and you must agree that not a single arthropod is capable of doing it."..."I could argue by saying that arthropods have no need for the cosmos" (3a).
    (Кай:) А слёзы нам ни к чему. Без них, будьте любезны (Арбузов 2). (К.:) Tears won't help. No tears, if you please (2a).
    2. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: infin, deverbal noun, or это)) some action is unnecessary, useless, futile: делать X ни к чему - therefe no point (sense) in doing X
    (there's) no need to do X itfs pointless to do X there's little use doing X (in limited contexts) doing X isn't doing (won't do) (person Y) any good.
    Продолжать этот разговор было ни к чему (Распутин 2). There was no point in continuing the conversation (2a).
    ...(Ha-стёна) опустила вёсла... Она и без того отплыла достаточно, дальше грести ни к чему (Распутин 2)....(Nastyona) dropped the oars....She was far enough away as it was, there was no need to row any further (2a).
    Володя, чтобы не было недоразумений. Я разделяю линию партии. Будем держать свои взгляды при себе. Ни к чему бесполезные споры» (Рыбаков 2). "Volodya, just so there won't be any misunderstandings, I want you to know that I accept the Party line. Let's keep our views to ourselves. No need to have pointless arguments" (2a).
    Всё это описывать ни к чему. Просто надо проклясть негодяев, чьей волей творилось подобное! (Ивинская 1). It is pointless to try and describe such things. All one can do is curse the evil men by whose orders they were perpetrated (1a).
    Слушайте, Виктор, - сказал Голем. - Я позволил вам болтать на эту тему только для того, чтобы вы испугались и не лезли в чужую кашу. Вам это совершенно ни к чему. Вы и так уже на заметке...» (Стругацкие 1). "Listen, Victor," said Golem. "I've allowed you to shoot your mouth off on this topic only to get you scared, to stop you from sticking your nose into other people's business. This isn't doing you any good. They've got an eye on you as it is" (1a).
    3.
    adv
    without reason or cause
    for no (good) reason
    for no apparent reason to no purpose.
    И ни к чему, некстати - у меня вырвалось (если бы я удержался): «А скажите: вам когда-нибудь случалось пробовать никотин или алкоголь?» (Замятин 1). And inappropriately, to no purpose, the words broke out (if I had only restrained myself!): "Tell me, have you ever tasted nicotine or alcohol?" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-67

  • 5 ни к чему

    [Invar]
    =====
    1. (кому) [subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun, most often concr)]
    ⇒ a thing (or, less often, a person or group) is not needed by s.o., cannot be used by s.o. (and, therefore, s.o. does not want to deal with it or him):
    - X Y-y ни к чему≈ X is of no < isn't of any> use to Y;
    - Y has no need of < for> X;
    - [in limited contexts] X won't help;
    - thing X won't do any good.
         ♦ Она [медсестра] совсем была девочка, но роста высокого, тёмненькая и с японским разрезом глаз. На голове у ней так сложно было настроено, что ни шапочка, ни даже косынка никак не могли бы этого покрыть... Все это было Олегу совсем ни к чему, но он с интересом рассматривал ее белую корону... (Солженицын 10). She [the nurse] was no more than a girl, but quite tall, with a dark complexion and a Japanese slant to her eyes. Her hair was piled on top of her head in such a complicated way that no cap or scarf would ever have been able to cover it.... None of this was much use to Oleg, but still he studied her white tiara with interest... (10a).
         ♦ "Ведь ему безразлично, покойнику, - шёпотом сипел Коровьев, - ему теперь, сами согласитесь, Никанор Иванович, квартира эта ни к чему?" (Булгаков 9). "After all, it is all the same to him - to the dead man," Koroviev hissed in a loud whisper. "You will agree yourself, Nikanor Ivanovich, that he has no use for the apartment now?" (9a).
         ♦ "Вот вы пренебрежительно отозвались о космосе, а ведь спутник, ракеты - это великий шаг, это восхищает, и согласитесь, что ни одно членистоногое не способно к таким свершениям"... - "Я мог бы возразить, что космос членистоногим ни к чему" (Стругацкие 3). "You scoffed at the cosmos, yet the sputniks and rockets are a great step forward-they're amazing, and you must agree that not a single arthropod is capable of doing it."..."I could argue by saying that arthropods have no need for the cosmos" (3a).
         ♦ [Кай:] А слезы нам ни к чему. Без них, будьте любезны (Арбузов 2). [К.:] Tears won't help. No tears, if you please (2a).
    2. [subj-compl with copula (subj: infin, deverbal noun, or это)]
    ⇒ some action is unnecessary, useless, futile:
    - [in limited contexts] doing X isn't doing < won't do> (person Y) any good.
         ♦ Продолжать этот разговор было ни к чему (Распутин 2). There was no point in continuing the conversation (2a).
         ♦...[Настёна] опустила восла... Она и без того отплыла достаточно, дальше грести ни к чему (Распутин 2)....[Nastyona] dropped the oars....She was far enough away as it was, there was no need to row any further (2a).
         ♦ "Володя, чтобы не было недоразумений. Я разделяю линию партии. Будем держать свои взгляды при себе. Ни к чему бесполезные споры" (Рыбаков 2). "Volodya, just so there won't be any misunderstandings, I want you to know that I accept the Party line. Let's keep our views to ourselves. No need to have pointless arguments" (2a).
         ♦ Все это описывать ни к чему. Просто надо проклясть негодяев, чьей волей творилось подобное! (Ивинская 1). It is pointless to try and describe such things. All one can do is curse the evil men by whose orders they were perpetrated (1a).
         ♦ "Слушайте, Виктор, - сказал Голем. - Я позволил вам болтать на эту тему только для того, чтобы вы испугались и не лезли в чужую кашу. Вам это совершенно ни к чему. Вы и так уже на заметке..." (Стругацкие 1). "Listen, Victor," said Golem. "I've allowed you to shoot your mouth off on this topic only to get you scared, to stop you from sticking your nose into other people's business. This isn't doing you any good. They've got an eye on you as it is" (1a).
    3. [adv]
    ⇒ without reason or cause:
    - to no purpose.
         ♦ И ни к чему, некстати - у меня вырвалось (если бы я удержался): "А скажите: вам когда-нибудь случалось пробовать никотин или алкоголь?" (Замятин 1). And inappropriately, to no purpose, the words broke out (if I had only restrained myself!): "Tell me, have you ever tasted nicotine or alcohol?" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни к чему

  • 6 repraehendo

    rĕ-prĕhendo ( rĕpraehendo, rĕprendo, or rĕpraendo; cf. prehendo. Examples of the contracted form among the poets are, Lucil. ap. Non. 427, 31; Ov. H. 11, 53; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39; id. S. 1, 10, 55 al.), di, sum, 3, v. a., to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic. or Cæs.): ille reprehendit hunc priorem pallio,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 23:

    me pallio,

    id. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

    hominem,

    id. Ps. 1, 3, 19:

    quosdam manu,

    Liv. 34, 14; Phaedr. 5, 8, 4:

    servi fugiunt, sed si reprehensi sunt,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 6:

    veluti profugos et reprensos in catenis reducere,

    Suet. Calig. 45; cf.:

    reprehensi ex fugā Persae,

    Curt. 4, 14, 2:

    membra rapi partim, partim reprensa relinqui,

    caught fast, sticking behind, Ov. M. 15, 526.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen, to hold fast, take or lay hold of, restrain; to recover (rare, but found in Cic.):

    revocat virtus, vel potius reprehendit manu,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

    res ab exitio reprehendere euntes,

    Lucr. 6, 569:

    omnes extremum cupiunt vitae reprehendere vinclum,

    to hold fast, retain, id. 3, 599; cf.:

    id memori mente,

    id. 3, 858:

    sese (sensus),

    id. 4, 497; Prop. 3, 19 (4, 18), 9:

    sed reprendi me tamen, Nequid de fratre garrulae illi dicerem,

    have restrained myself, Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 16: pernoscite, locum Reprehendere, to recover or restore what had been left out or omitted, id. ib. prol. 14:

    quod erat praetermissum, id reprehendisti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.—
    B.
    In partic., to check, restrain an erring person or (more freq.) the error itself; hence, by meton., to blame, censure, find fault with, reprove, rebuke, reprehend (freq. and class.; cf.:

    vituperor, criminor, increpo): cum in eodem genere, in quo ipsi offendissent, alios reprehendissent,

    Cic. Clu. 36, 98:

    quem qui reprehendit, in eo reprehendit, quod gratum praeter modum dicat esse,

    id. Planc. 33, 82; cf. id. ib. 26, 63;

    34, 84: si quos (aculeos) habuisti in me reprehendendo,

    id. ib. 24, 58:

    non modo non sum reprehendendus, sed etiam, etc.,

    id. ib. 38, 91; Quint. 12, 10, 43; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 37:

    meum discessum reprehendere et subaccusare,

    Cic. Planc. 35, 86:

    quod reprehendit Lauranius, Messala defendit,

    Quint. 9, 4, 38:

    aliquem communi vituperatione,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46:

    nihil haberem quod reprehenderem, si, etc.,

    id. Fin. 2, 8, 23:

    ea res omnium judicio reprehendebatur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 14 fin.:

    consilium,

    id. B. G. 5, 33; id. B. C. 3, 51:

    temeritatem cupiditatemque militum, licentiam, arrogantiam,

    id. B. G. 7, 52:

    delicta,

    Sall. C. 3, 2:

    studia aliena,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39:

    versus inertes,

    id. A. P. 445:

    carmen,

    id. ib. 292: cum de se loquitur, non ut majore reprensis, id. S. 1, 10, 55:

    si inspersos egregio reprendas corpore naevos,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 67:

    in hoc ipso (Demosthene) reprehendit Aeschines quaedam et exagitat,

    Cic. Or. 8, 26:

    tu id in me reprehendis, quod Q. Metello laudi datum est,

    id. Planc. 36, 89:

    omnes istius modi artes in iis,

    id. ib. 25, 62:

    quae in eo,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20 fin.:

    dentes albos in iis,

    Quint. 8, 6, 40:

    nihil in magno Homero,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 52 et saep.:

    verum ea ne quis credat eo reprehendenda, quod multos cognovimus qui, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 3, 11:

    sunt inevitabiles soni, quibus nonnumquam nationes reprendimus,

    id. 1, 5, 33.— Absol.:

    visum te aiunt in regiā: nec reprehendo, quippe cum ipse istam reprehensionem non fugerim,

    Cic. Att. 10, 3, a, 1:

    quo plures det sibi tamquam ansas ad reprehendendum,

    id. Lael. 16, 59:

    irridentis magis est quam reprehendentis,

    id. Planc. 31, 75.—
    2.
    Esp., of public and formal condemnation, to convict, pass judgment on:

    quam multa vero injuste fleri possunt, quae nemo possit reprehendere,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 57:

    si senatores judicent, hoc unum genus pecuniae per injuriam cogendae nullo modo posse reprehendi,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223:

    neque id ullo modo senatoriis judiciis, reprehendi posse,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 96, § 224.—
    3.
    In rhet., to refute:

    expone nunc de reprehendendo,

    Cic. Part. Or. 12, 44:

    omnis argumentatio reprehenditur, si aut ex eis, quae sumpta sunt, non conceditur aliquid, etc.,

    id. Inv. 1, 42, 79; cf. reprehensio, II. B. 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > repraehendo

  • 7 repraendo

    rĕ-prĕhendo ( rĕpraehendo, rĕprendo, or rĕpraendo; cf. prehendo. Examples of the contracted form among the poets are, Lucil. ap. Non. 427, 31; Ov. H. 11, 53; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39; id. S. 1, 10, 55 al.), di, sum, 3, v. a., to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic. or Cæs.): ille reprehendit hunc priorem pallio,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 23:

    me pallio,

    id. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

    hominem,

    id. Ps. 1, 3, 19:

    quosdam manu,

    Liv. 34, 14; Phaedr. 5, 8, 4:

    servi fugiunt, sed si reprehensi sunt,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 6:

    veluti profugos et reprensos in catenis reducere,

    Suet. Calig. 45; cf.:

    reprehensi ex fugā Persae,

    Curt. 4, 14, 2:

    membra rapi partim, partim reprensa relinqui,

    caught fast, sticking behind, Ov. M. 15, 526.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen, to hold fast, take or lay hold of, restrain; to recover (rare, but found in Cic.):

    revocat virtus, vel potius reprehendit manu,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

    res ab exitio reprehendere euntes,

    Lucr. 6, 569:

    omnes extremum cupiunt vitae reprehendere vinclum,

    to hold fast, retain, id. 3, 599; cf.:

    id memori mente,

    id. 3, 858:

    sese (sensus),

    id. 4, 497; Prop. 3, 19 (4, 18), 9:

    sed reprendi me tamen, Nequid de fratre garrulae illi dicerem,

    have restrained myself, Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 16: pernoscite, locum Reprehendere, to recover or restore what had been left out or omitted, id. ib. prol. 14:

    quod erat praetermissum, id reprehendisti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.—
    B.
    In partic., to check, restrain an erring person or (more freq.) the error itself; hence, by meton., to blame, censure, find fault with, reprove, rebuke, reprehend (freq. and class.; cf.:

    vituperor, criminor, increpo): cum in eodem genere, in quo ipsi offendissent, alios reprehendissent,

    Cic. Clu. 36, 98:

    quem qui reprehendit, in eo reprehendit, quod gratum praeter modum dicat esse,

    id. Planc. 33, 82; cf. id. ib. 26, 63;

    34, 84: si quos (aculeos) habuisti in me reprehendendo,

    id. ib. 24, 58:

    non modo non sum reprehendendus, sed etiam, etc.,

    id. ib. 38, 91; Quint. 12, 10, 43; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 37:

    meum discessum reprehendere et subaccusare,

    Cic. Planc. 35, 86:

    quod reprehendit Lauranius, Messala defendit,

    Quint. 9, 4, 38:

    aliquem communi vituperatione,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46:

    nihil haberem quod reprehenderem, si, etc.,

    id. Fin. 2, 8, 23:

    ea res omnium judicio reprehendebatur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 14 fin.:

    consilium,

    id. B. G. 5, 33; id. B. C. 3, 51:

    temeritatem cupiditatemque militum, licentiam, arrogantiam,

    id. B. G. 7, 52:

    delicta,

    Sall. C. 3, 2:

    studia aliena,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39:

    versus inertes,

    id. A. P. 445:

    carmen,

    id. ib. 292: cum de se loquitur, non ut majore reprensis, id. S. 1, 10, 55:

    si inspersos egregio reprendas corpore naevos,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 67:

    in hoc ipso (Demosthene) reprehendit Aeschines quaedam et exagitat,

    Cic. Or. 8, 26:

    tu id in me reprehendis, quod Q. Metello laudi datum est,

    id. Planc. 36, 89:

    omnes istius modi artes in iis,

    id. ib. 25, 62:

    quae in eo,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20 fin.:

    dentes albos in iis,

    Quint. 8, 6, 40:

    nihil in magno Homero,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 52 et saep.:

    verum ea ne quis credat eo reprehendenda, quod multos cognovimus qui, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 3, 11:

    sunt inevitabiles soni, quibus nonnumquam nationes reprendimus,

    id. 1, 5, 33.— Absol.:

    visum te aiunt in regiā: nec reprehendo, quippe cum ipse istam reprehensionem non fugerim,

    Cic. Att. 10, 3, a, 1:

    quo plures det sibi tamquam ansas ad reprehendendum,

    id. Lael. 16, 59:

    irridentis magis est quam reprehendentis,

    id. Planc. 31, 75.—
    2.
    Esp., of public and formal condemnation, to convict, pass judgment on:

    quam multa vero injuste fleri possunt, quae nemo possit reprehendere,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 57:

    si senatores judicent, hoc unum genus pecuniae per injuriam cogendae nullo modo posse reprehendi,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223:

    neque id ullo modo senatoriis judiciis, reprehendi posse,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 96, § 224.—
    3.
    In rhet., to refute:

    expone nunc de reprehendendo,

    Cic. Part. Or. 12, 44:

    omnis argumentatio reprehenditur, si aut ex eis, quae sumpta sunt, non conceditur aliquid, etc.,

    id. Inv. 1, 42, 79; cf. reprehensio, II. B. 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > repraendo

  • 8 reprehendo

    rĕ-prĕhendo ( rĕpraehendo, rĕprendo, or rĕpraendo; cf. prehendo. Examples of the contracted form among the poets are, Lucil. ap. Non. 427, 31; Ov. H. 11, 53; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39; id. S. 1, 10, 55 al.), di, sum, 3, v. a., to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic. or Cæs.): ille reprehendit hunc priorem pallio,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 23:

    me pallio,

    id. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

    hominem,

    id. Ps. 1, 3, 19:

    quosdam manu,

    Liv. 34, 14; Phaedr. 5, 8, 4:

    servi fugiunt, sed si reprehensi sunt,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 6:

    veluti profugos et reprensos in catenis reducere,

    Suet. Calig. 45; cf.:

    reprehensi ex fugā Persae,

    Curt. 4, 14, 2:

    membra rapi partim, partim reprensa relinqui,

    caught fast, sticking behind, Ov. M. 15, 526.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen, to hold fast, take or lay hold of, restrain; to recover (rare, but found in Cic.):

    revocat virtus, vel potius reprehendit manu,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

    res ab exitio reprehendere euntes,

    Lucr. 6, 569:

    omnes extremum cupiunt vitae reprehendere vinclum,

    to hold fast, retain, id. 3, 599; cf.:

    id memori mente,

    id. 3, 858:

    sese (sensus),

    id. 4, 497; Prop. 3, 19 (4, 18), 9:

    sed reprendi me tamen, Nequid de fratre garrulae illi dicerem,

    have restrained myself, Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 16: pernoscite, locum Reprehendere, to recover or restore what had been left out or omitted, id. ib. prol. 14:

    quod erat praetermissum, id reprehendisti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.—
    B.
    In partic., to check, restrain an erring person or (more freq.) the error itself; hence, by meton., to blame, censure, find fault with, reprove, rebuke, reprehend (freq. and class.; cf.:

    vituperor, criminor, increpo): cum in eodem genere, in quo ipsi offendissent, alios reprehendissent,

    Cic. Clu. 36, 98:

    quem qui reprehendit, in eo reprehendit, quod gratum praeter modum dicat esse,

    id. Planc. 33, 82; cf. id. ib. 26, 63;

    34, 84: si quos (aculeos) habuisti in me reprehendendo,

    id. ib. 24, 58:

    non modo non sum reprehendendus, sed etiam, etc.,

    id. ib. 38, 91; Quint. 12, 10, 43; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 37:

    meum discessum reprehendere et subaccusare,

    Cic. Planc. 35, 86:

    quod reprehendit Lauranius, Messala defendit,

    Quint. 9, 4, 38:

    aliquem communi vituperatione,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46:

    nihil haberem quod reprehenderem, si, etc.,

    id. Fin. 2, 8, 23:

    ea res omnium judicio reprehendebatur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 14 fin.:

    consilium,

    id. B. G. 5, 33; id. B. C. 3, 51:

    temeritatem cupiditatemque militum, licentiam, arrogantiam,

    id. B. G. 7, 52:

    delicta,

    Sall. C. 3, 2:

    studia aliena,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39:

    versus inertes,

    id. A. P. 445:

    carmen,

    id. ib. 292: cum de se loquitur, non ut majore reprensis, id. S. 1, 10, 55:

    si inspersos egregio reprendas corpore naevos,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 67:

    in hoc ipso (Demosthene) reprehendit Aeschines quaedam et exagitat,

    Cic. Or. 8, 26:

    tu id in me reprehendis, quod Q. Metello laudi datum est,

    id. Planc. 36, 89:

    omnes istius modi artes in iis,

    id. ib. 25, 62:

    quae in eo,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20 fin.:

    dentes albos in iis,

    Quint. 8, 6, 40:

    nihil in magno Homero,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 52 et saep.:

    verum ea ne quis credat eo reprehendenda, quod multos cognovimus qui, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 3, 11:

    sunt inevitabiles soni, quibus nonnumquam nationes reprendimus,

    id. 1, 5, 33.— Absol.:

    visum te aiunt in regiā: nec reprehendo, quippe cum ipse istam reprehensionem non fugerim,

    Cic. Att. 10, 3, a, 1:

    quo plures det sibi tamquam ansas ad reprehendendum,

    id. Lael. 16, 59:

    irridentis magis est quam reprehendentis,

    id. Planc. 31, 75.—
    2.
    Esp., of public and formal condemnation, to convict, pass judgment on:

    quam multa vero injuste fleri possunt, quae nemo possit reprehendere,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 57:

    si senatores judicent, hoc unum genus pecuniae per injuriam cogendae nullo modo posse reprehendi,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223:

    neque id ullo modo senatoriis judiciis, reprehendi posse,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 96, § 224.—
    3.
    In rhet., to refute:

    expone nunc de reprehendendo,

    Cic. Part. Or. 12, 44:

    omnis argumentatio reprehenditur, si aut ex eis, quae sumpta sunt, non conceditur aliquid, etc.,

    id. Inv. 1, 42, 79; cf. reprehensio, II. B. 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > reprehendo

  • 9 zurückhalten

    (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)
    I v/t
    1. (nicht weglassen) hold back; (nicht durchlassen) (Demonstranten, Schaulustige etc.) keep back; (aufhalten) (auch Laster, Schiff) detain; ich will Sie nicht zurückhalten I don’t want to keep you; jemanden von einer Dummheit zurückhalten fig. stop s.o. (from) doing something stupid
    2. (Informationen, Manuskript etc.) keep back, withhold
    3. (unterdrücken) suppress; (Gefühle) auch restrain; (Orgasmus, Tränen) hold back; sein Wasser / den Stuhl zurückhalten geh. retain one’s water / stool
    II v/refl
    1. (sich beherrschen) restrain o.s.; am Tisch etc.: hold back; sich zurückhalten mit Essen, Trinken: go easy on; ich musste mich sehr zurückhalten, um nicht loszuschreien I had to hold myself back so as not to start shouting out loud
    2. gegenüber anderen: be reserved; (sich zurückziehen) keep (o.s.) to o.s.; (nicht aktiv werden) not get involved, take a back seat (in + Dat oder bei in); Kaufinteressent: not commit o.s.
    III v/i: zurückhalten mit Gefühlsäußerungen: hide; mit Meinung, Urteil: withhold; sie hielt mit i-n Gefühlen nicht zurück she made no secret of her feelings
    * * *
    das Zurückhalten
    retention
    * * *
    zu|rụ̈ck|hal|ten sep
    1. vt
    (= daran hindern, sich zu entfernen) to hold back; (= nicht durchlassen, aufhalten) jdn to hold up, to detain; (= nicht freigeben) Manuskript, Film, Informationen to withhold; (= eindämmen) Gefühle, Ärger etc to restrain, to suppress; (= unterdrücken) Tränen, Orgasmus to keep or hold back
    2. vr
    (= sich beherrschen) to contain or restrain oneself, to control oneself; (= reserviert sein) to be retiring or withdrawn; (= im Hintergrund bleiben) to keep in the background; (bei Verhandlung, Demonstration etc) to keep a low profile; (bei Investitionen) to be restrained
    3. vi
    * * *
    1) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) hold back
    2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) hold off
    3) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) keep back
    4) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) keep back
    5) (to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) restrain
    6) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) retain
    7) (the act of retaining: the retention of information.) retention
    8) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stop
    * * *
    zu·rück|hal·ten
    I. vr
    ▪ sich akk \zurückhalten
    1. (sich beherrschen) to restrain [or control] oneself
    Sie müssen sich beim Essen sehr \zurückhalten you must cut down a lot on what you eat
    ▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \zurückhalten to be restrained [in sth]
    sich akk mit seiner Meinung \zurückhalten to be careful about voicing one's opinion
    2. (reserviert sein) to be reserved, to keep to oneself
    II. vt
    ▪ jdn \zurückhalten to detain form [or sep hold up] sb
    ▪ etw \zurückhalten to withhold sth
    ▪ jdn [von etw dat] \zurückhalten to keep sb from doing sth
    er hielt mich von einer unüberlegten Handlung zurück he stopped me before I could do anything rash
    III. vi
    ▪ mit etw dat \zurückhalten to hold sth back
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1)

    er war durch nichts zurückzuhalten — there was no stopping him; nothing would stop him

    2) (am Vordringen hindern) keep back <crowd, mob, etc.>
    3) (behalten) withhold <news, letter, parcel, etc.>
    4) (nicht austreten lassen) hold back <tears etc.>
    5) (von etwas abhalten)
    2.
    1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself
    * * *
    zurückhalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)
    A. v/t
    1. (nicht weglassen) hold back; (nicht durchlassen) (Demonstranten, Schaulustige etc) keep back; (aufhalten) (auch Laster, Schiff) detain;
    ich will Sie nicht zurückhalten I don’t want to keep you;
    jemanden von einer Dummheit zurückhalten fig stop sb (from) doing something stupid
    2. (Informationen, Manuskript etc) keep back, withhold
    3. (unterdrücken) suppress; (Gefühle) auch restrain; (Orgasmus, Tränen) hold back;
    sein Wasser/den Stuhl zurückhalten geh retain one’s water/stool
    B. v/r
    1. (sich beherrschen) restrain o.s.; am Tisch etc: hold back;
    sich zurückhalten mit Essen, Trinken: go easy on;
    ich musste mich sehr zurückhalten, um nicht loszuschreien I had to hold myself back so as not to start shouting out loud
    2. gegenüber anderen: be reserved; (sich zurückziehen) keep (o.s.) to o.s.; (nicht aktiv werden) not get involved, take a back seat (
    in +dat oder
    bei in); Kaufinteressent: not commit o.s.
    C. v/i:
    zurückhalten mit Gefühlsäußerungen: hide; mit Meinung, Urteil: withhold;
    sie hielt mit i-n Gefühlen nicht zurück she made no secret of her feelings
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1)

    er war durch nichts zurückzuhalten — there was no stopping him; nothing would stop him

    2) (am Vordringen hindern) keep back <crowd, mob, etc.>
    3) (behalten) withhold <news, letter, parcel, etc.>
    4) (nicht austreten lassen) hold back <tears etc.>
    5) (von etwas abhalten)
    2.
    1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself
    * * *
    (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
    to hold back v.
    to restrain v.
    to retain v.
    to withhold v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: withheld) (mit seiner Meinung) v.
    to suspend v. v.
    to refrain v.
    to reserve v.
    to retard v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zurückhalten

  • 10 contener

    v.
    1 to contain.
    ¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?
    Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.
    Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.
    2 to restrain, to hold back.
    tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer
    no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying
    Pedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.
    3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener
    1 (incluir) to contain, hold
    2 (detener) to hold back, restrain
    3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold
    1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself
    * * *
    verb
    2) hold
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=incluir) to contain

    no contiene alcohol — alcohol-free, does not contain alcohol

    2) (=frenar) [+ gente, muchedumbre] to contain, hold back; [+ revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+ invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain, hold back; [+ aliento, respiración] to hold; [+ hemorragia] to stop; [+ bostezo] to stifle; [+ inflación] to check, curb; [+ precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down
    3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain
    2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain
    2.
    contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain
    2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain
    2.
    contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself
    * * *
    contener1
    1 = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.

    Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.

    Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
    Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.
    Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
    Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.
    Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
    Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
    Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
    Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
    Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
    Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.
    Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.
    Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
    Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
    * contener en abundancia = abound in/with.
    * contener en cantidad = abound in/with.
    * contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.
    * contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].
    * contener información = carry + information.
    * contener mucho = be high in.

    contener2
    2 = staunch [stanch, -USA], dam (up), smother, keep at + bay, hold + the line, repress, force back, bottle up, hold at + bay, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

    Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.

    Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
    Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
    Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.
    Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.
    Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.
    Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.
    Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.
    Ex: A man died early today after holding deputies at bay for three hours, then shooting himself.
    Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
    Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
    * contener Algo = keep + Nombre + in check.
    * contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.
    * contener la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.
    * contener las lágrimas = hold back + Posesivo + tears.
    * contener los gastos = contain + costs.
    * contenerse = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo.
    * sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

    * * *
    vt
    A «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to contain
    la carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations
    [ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolin
    B (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹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
    ( refl) 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, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him
    * * *

     

    contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
    a) [recipiente/producto/libro] to contain

    b) (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain;

    ‹ tendencia› to curb;
    ‹ respiración› to hold;
    ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
    ‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
    contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;

    contener verbo transitivo
    1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
    2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!

    ' contener' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguantarse
    - albergar
    - contenerse
    - dominar
    - frenar
    - incluir
    - resistir
    - respiración
    - tener
    - aguantar
    - comprender
    English:
    accommodate
    - breath
    - check
    - choke back
    - contain
    - curb
    - dam up
    - face
    - hold
    - hold back
    - repress
    - restrain
    - stem
    - straight
    - suppress
    - fight
    - keep
    - stifle
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [encerrar] to contain;
    ¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?;
    la novela contiene elementos diversos the novel has many different aspects;
    no contiene CFC [en etiqueta] does not contain CFCs
    2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;
    [respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;
    no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;
    tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer
    * * *
    v/t
    1 contain
    2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back
    * * *
    contener {80} vt
    1) : to contain, to hold
    2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back
    * * *
    1. (tener) to contain
    2. (aguantar) to hold back [pt. & pp. held]

    Spanish-English dictionary > contener

  • 11 contineo

    con-tĭnĕo, tĭnŭi, tentum, 2, v. a. and n. [teneo].
    I.
    Act., to hold or keep together.
    A.
    In gen. (rare).
    1.
    Lit. (syn.:

    coërceo, conjungo): contine quaeso caput,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 26:

    quod omnem continet amplexu terram,

    Lucr. 5, 319; cf.:

    mundus omnia conplexu suo coërcet et continet,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58:

    vitem levi nodo,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 187:

    magni refert primordia saepe cum quibus... contineantur,

    Lucr. 1, 818; 1, 908; 2, 761;

    2, 1008: pars oppidi, mari dijuncta angusto, ponte adjungitur et continetur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117.—
    b.
    Of places, to bound, limit, enclose (very rare in act.):

    reliquum spatium mons continet,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38:

    Oceanus ponto qua continet orbem,

    Tib. 4, 1, 147; but more freq. in pass., to be comprised, enclosed, surrounded, encompassed, environed by:

    qui vicus altissimis montibus undique continetur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 1; so,

    undique loci naturā Helvetii,

    id. ib. 1, 2:

    mare montibus angustis,

    id. ib. 4, 23:

    una pars Galliae Garumnā flumine, Oceano, finibus Belgarum,

    id. ib. 1, 1.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    omnes artes quasi cognatione quādam inter se continentur,

    hang together, Cic. Arch. 1, 2.—Far more freq. in all periods and species of composition.,
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    With the access. idea of firmness, quiet, permanence, etc., to hold or keep together, to keep, hold fast, preserve, retain (syn. servo).
    a.
    Lit.:

    (alvus) arcet et continet... quod recepit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136:

    merces (opp. partiri),

    id. Vatin. 5, 12; cf.

    exercitum (opp. dividere),

    Liv. 28, 2, 16:

    arida continent odorem diutius,

    Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 39.—
    b.
    Trop.:

    nec ulla res vehementius rem publicam continet quam fides,

    Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84:

    Remos reliquosque Belgas in officio,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 11:

    in officio Dumnorigem,

    id. ib. 5, 7:

    te in exercitatione,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 19 fin.:

    te in tuis perenuibus studiis,

    id. Brut. 97, 332:

    ceteros in armis (plaga),

    Liv. 9, 41, 15:

    alicujus hospitio,

    Nep. Lys. 1, 5.—
    2.
    With the access. idea of hindering, preventing motion, to keep, keep still, detain, restrain, repress, enclose.
    a.
    Lit.: milites [p. 449] sub pellibus, Caes. B. G. 3, 29; cf.:

    pecudem sub tecto,

    Col. 7, 10, 3:

    exercitum castris,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 2, 11; Liv. 31, 26, 6; 28, 9, 14 al.; cf.:

    nostros in castris (tempestates),

    Caes. B. G. 4, 34; 6, 36; and:

    copias in castris,

    id. B. C. 1, 66; 3, 30; Auct. B. Afr. 1; 7; Liv. 36, 17, 9:

    Pompeium quam angustissime,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 45:

    aliquem limine,

    Liv. 34, 1, 5:

    ora frenis,

    Phaedr. 3, 6, 7:

    ventos carcere,

    Ov. M. 11, 432:

    animam in dicendo,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261 et saep.:

    se ruri,

    to stay, remain, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 17; cf.:

    se domi,

    Suet. Caes. 81:

    suo se loco,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 34:

    oppido sese,

    id. ib. 2, 30:

    castris se continere,

    id. B. C. 3, 37:

    se vallo,

    id. B. G. 5, 44:

    se finibus Romanis,

    Liv. 39, 17, 4; 34, 58, 3:

    moenibus sese,

    id. 42, 7, 4:

    agrorum suorum terminis se,

    id. 38, 40, 2:

    se moenibus,

    Ov. M. 13, 208:

    sese intra silvas,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 18:

    suos intra munitionem,

    id. ib. 5, 57;

    5, 58: milites intra castrorum vallum,

    id. B. C. 3, 76; Liv. 31, 34, 9;

    Auct. B. Afr. 24: intra castra militem,

    Tac. H. 4, 19:

    praesidibus provinciarum propagavit imperium, ut a peritis et assuetis socii continerentur,

    Suet. Aug. 23 et saep.:

    an te auspicium commoratum est? an tempestas continet?

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 67.—
    b.
    Trop., to hold back, detain, repress, hold in check, curb, check, stay, stop, tame, subdue, etc. (syn. cohibeo):

    adpetitiones animi,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 22:

    omnis cupiditates,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32:

    modeste insolentiam suam,

    id. Agr. 1, 6, 18:

    risum,

    id. Fin. 4, 25, 71 et saep.:

    formido mortales omnes,

    Lucr. 1, 151:

    Etruriam non tam armis quam judiciorum terrore,

    Liv. 29, 36, 10:

    oppida magis metu quam fide,

    id. 30, 20, 5; cf.:

    quosdam continet metus,

    Quint. 1, 3, 6:

    solo metu,

    id. 12, 7, 2 et saep.:

    animum a consuetā libidine,

    Sall. J. 15, 3:

    temeritatem ab omni lapsu (with cohibere),

    Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 45:

    suos a proelio,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 15:

    manum juventus Metu deorum,

    Hor. C. 1, 35, 37 al.:

    se ab adsentiendo,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 104; so,

    se ab exemplis,

    id. Fin. 2, 19, 62:

    temperans, qui se in aliquā libidine continuerit,

    id. Par. 3, 1, 21:

    se male continet amens,

    Ov. M. 4, 351:

    male me, quin vera faterer, Continui,

    id. ib. 7, 729:

    nequeo continere quin loquar,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 28.—

    Mid.: contineri, quin complectar, non queo,

    restrain myself, refrain, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 128; cf.:

    vix me contineo, quin, etc.,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 20:

    jam nequeo contineri,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 60; cf.:

    vix contineor,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 9:

    quae vera audivi, taceo et contineo optime,

    keep it to myself, conceal it, id. Eun. 1, 2, 23:

    ea quae continet, neque adhuc protulit, explicet nobis,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 47, 206:

    dicta,

    id. ib. 2, 55, 222.—
    3.
    With the access. idea of containing, to comprise, contain, involve, comprehend something in itself (syn. complector):

    (aqua gelum) quod continet in se, mittit,

    Lucr. 6, 877; cf.:

    ut omnia, quae aluntur et crescunt, contineant in se vim caloris,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 23; so,

    in se,

    Quint. 1, 6, 31; 2, 10, 2:

    Quattuor aeternus genitalia corpora mundus Continet,

    Ov. M. 15, 240:

    rem militarem,

    Liv. 5, 52, 16:

    panis innumeras paene continet medicinas,

    Plin. 22, 25, 68, § 138:

    (linea) centum continet (pedes),

    Quint. 1, 10, 44:

    Idus Martiae magnum mendum continent,

    Cic. Att. 14, 22, 2:

    paucas species (vox),

    Quint. 11, 3, 18:

    tales res, quales hic liber continet,

    Cic. Or. 43, 148; Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 1:

    narrationes, quae summam criminis contineant,

    Quint. 4, 2, 10:

    fabula stultorum regum et populorum continet aestus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 8; cf.:

    liber primus ea continebit, quae, etc., Quint. prooem. § 21: tertia epistula continebat, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 28, 5.—With subj.-clause:

    quando ipsos loqui deceat, quartus liber continet,

    Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Esp. freq.,
    b.
    In pass.: contineri aliquā re, to be contained in something, be composed of, consist of or in, to rest upon, to be supported by, etc.:

    terreno corpore,

    Lucr. 1, 1085:

    non venis et nervis et ossibus continentur (dii),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

    artem negabat esse ullam, nisi quae cognitis penitusque perspectis... rebus contineretur,

    id. de Or. 1, 20, 92:

    forma honestatis, quae tota quattuor his virtutibus... continetur,

    id. Fin. 2, 15, 48:

    versus paucis (pedibus) continetur,

    Quint. 9, 4, 60: quae philosophorum libris continentur, id. prooem. § 11; cf. id. 5, 10, 111 et saep.: artes, quae conjecturā continentur et sunt opinabiles, Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24:

    foedere,

    Liv. 41, 23, 9:

    actu,

    Quint. 2, 18, 5; 12, 9, 1; 3, 7, 28.—Rarely with in and abl.:

    forum, in quo omnis aequitas continetur,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 1, 2; cf.:

    quibus (legibus) in singulis civitatibus res publica continetur,

    id. Off. 3, 5, 23.—
    II.
    Neutr., to hold together in itself, to hang together (in the verb. finit. very rare; but freq. as P. a.; cf. also the deriv. continuus):

    per hortum utroque commeatus continet,

    Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 43.—Hence,
    1.
    contĭnens, entis, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to II.) Holding or hanging together (freq. and class.).
    1.
    Bordering upon, neighboring, contiguous, lying near, adjacent (syn.: junctus, adjunctus, contiguus); constr. with dat., cum, or absol.
    a.
    Prop.:

    aër mari,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 117:

    continentia atque adjuncta praedia huic fundo,

    id. Caecin. 4, 11:

    (mare) dissimile est proximo ei continenti,

    id. Ac. 2, 33, 105 al.:

    Cappadociae pars ea, quae cum Cilicià continens est,

    id. Fam. 15, 2, 2:

    (Morini) continentes silvas ac paludes habebant,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28; cf. so absol.:

    parum locuples continente ripā,

    Hor. C. 2, 18, 22; cf.:

    pars eorum, qui propiores erant continenti litori,

    Liv. 44, 28, 12.— Subst.: contĭnentĭa, ĭum, n. (sc. loca), adjoining places, the neighborhood:

    Cherronesum et continentia usque Atho montem,

    Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 215 al.:

    urbis,

    the suburbs, Dig. 50, 16, 147.—
    b.
    Trop., in time, following, next:

    continentibus diebus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 84;

    and of other abstract things: motus sensui junctus et continens,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 11, 26:

    timori perpetuo ipsum malum continens fuit,

    followed at its heels, Liv. 5, 39, 8.—
    2.
    Holding together, cohering in itself, connected, continuous, uninterrupted.
    a.
    Prop.:

    continens agmen migrantium,

    Liv. 1, 29, 4:

    agmen,

    id. 2, 50, 7; 8, 8, 13 al.:

    ruinae,

    id. 21, 8, 5; terra, the mainland, continent, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 100 P.; Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 274, 6; Nep. Them. 3, 2; and in the same sense far more freq. subst.: contĭnens, entis, f. (rarely masc., Curt. 4, 2, 1 Zumpt, dub.; abl. in e and i equally used;

    v. the 4th and 5th books of Caes. B. G.),

    Caes. B. G. 4, 27; 4, 28; 4, 31; 4, 36 bis et saep.; Nep. Milt. 7, 3; Liv. 35, 43, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 34, § 128; Suet Aug. 65; id. Tib. 40 et saep.—
    b.
    Trop., in time, continual, consecutive, uninterrupted:

    labor omnium dierum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 63; Liv. 42, 54, 3:

    bella,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11 fin.:

    imperium usque ad nos,

    Liv. 7, 30, 8:

    imber per noctem totam,

    id. 23, 44, 6:

    biduo,

    Suet. Calig. 19:

    febres sine intermissione,

    Cels. 3, 5 fin.:

    e continenti genere,

    in continuous descent, Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 61:

    spiritus,

    id. de Or. 3, 57, 216 et saep.: ex continenti (sc. tempore), instantly, immediately, = continuo, statim, Just. 1, 9; so,

    in continenti,

    Dig. 44, 5, 1.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2. b.) That restrains his passions, continent, moderate, temperate, enkratês (rare, but in good prose):

    continentior in vitā hominum quam in pecuniā,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 23:

    cum reges tam sint continentes, multo magis consularis esse oportere,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 1:

    puer,

    id. Att. 6, 6, 3:

    Epaminondas,

    Nep. Epam. 3, 2 al. — Sup., Cic. Par. 1, 1, 7; Suet. Aug. 71.—
    C.
    (Acc. to I. B. 3.) In rhet., subst.: contĭnens, entis, n., that on which something rests or depends, the chief point, hinge:

    causae,

    Cic. Part. Or. 29, 103; id. Top. 25, 95:

    intuendum videtur, quid sit quaestio, ratio, judicatio, continens, vel ut alii vocant, firmamentum,

    Quint. 3, 11, 1; cf. id. ib. § 18 sqq.— Adv.: contĭnen-ter.
    1.
    (Acc. to A. 2.)
    a.
    In space, in unbroken succession, in a row. continenter sedetis, Cat. 37, 6.—More freq. and class.,
    b.
    In time, continuously, without interruption:

    totā nocte ierunt,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 26:

    jam amplius horis sex pugnaretur,

    id. ib. 3, 5:

    biduum lapidibus pluit,

    Liv. 25, 7, 7:

    usque ad ipsum negotium,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 37:

    ferri imagines,

    id. N. D. 1, 39, 109.—
    2.
    (Acc. to B.) Temperately, moderately (rare):

    vivere,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106; in sup.:

    vivere,

    Aug. Ep. 199; id. Conf. 6, 12.—Hence also,
    2.
    contentus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I. B. 2. b.); medial., satisfying one's self with, contented, satisfied, content (freq. in all periods and species of composition); constr. in gen. with the abl.; more rarely absol.; after the Aug. per. very freq. with the inf.
    (α).
    With abl.: his versibus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 264, 3:

    suis rebus,

    Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51:

    paucis,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 16:

    illā (sorte),

    id. ib. 1, 1, 3:

    viverem uti contentus eo quod mī ipse parasset,

    id. ib. 1, 4, 108; cf. Suet. Aug. 82:

    solā Dianā,

    Verg. A. 11, 582.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    cum ipsum audires sine comparatione, non modo contentus esses, sed melius non quaereres,

    Cic. Brut. 35, 134; so comp., Plaut. Poen. 2, 15.—
    (γ).
    With inf.:

    indagare,

    Ov. M. 1, 461:

    edidicisse,

    id. ib. 2, 638:

    retinere titulum provinciae,

    Vell. 2, 49:

    hostes sustinuisse,

    id. 2, 112:

    indicare,

    Quint. 4, 2, 128:

    ostendere,

    id. 5, 10, 31:

    id consequi, quod imiteris,

    id. 10, 2, 7 et saep.— Adv.: contentē (ante-and post-class., and rare), in a restrained manner, closely:

    arte contenteque habere aliquem,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 63:

    parce contenteque vivere,

    Pacat. Pan. Theod. 13.

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  • 12 medir

    v.
    1 to measure (hacer mediciones).
    Elsa midió la harina Elsa measured the flour.
    Ricardo mide las consecuencias Richard measures=weighs the consequences.
    2 to weigh up.
    3 to weigh carefully (palabras).
    4 to evaluate.
    María midió los resultados Mary evaluated the results.
    5 to take measurements.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir
    1 (dimensiones) to measure
    2 (riesgos) to gauge, weigh up
    3 (palabras) to weigh, choose carefully
    4 (versos) to scan
    1 (tener una dimensión) to measure, be
    ■ ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?
    1 to measure oneself
    \
    medirse con alguien to measure oneself against somebody
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tomar la medida de) [+ habitación, ángulo] to measure; [+ distancia, temperatura] to measure, gauge, gage (EEUU); [+ tierra] to survey, plot
    - medir a algn con la vista
    2) (=calcular) to weigh up

    deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices — you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say

    3) (=enfrentar)
    rasero
    4) (=moderar) [+ comentarios] to choose carefully

    mide tus palabras — [aconsejando] choose your words carefully; [regañando] mind your language

    5) (Literat) to scan

    ¿cómo se mide este verso? — how does this line scan?

    2.
    VI to measure, be

    ¿cuánto mides? — how tall are you?

    mido 1,80m — I am 1.80m

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo

    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

    2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

    mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

    mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

    3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    4) ( moderar)

    mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully

    2.
    medirse v pron
    1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure
    2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    * * *
    = measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.
    Ex. Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.
    Ex. The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
    Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex. The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.
    Ex. The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
    ----
    * cinta de medir = measuring tape.
    * fácil de medir = measurable.
    * imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.
    * medir a dos raseros = double standard.
    * medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.
    * medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
    * medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).
    * medirse las fuerzas = pit against.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo

    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

    2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

    mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

    mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

    3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    4) ( moderar)

    mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully

    2.
    medirse v pron
    1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure
    2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    * * *
    = measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

    Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

    Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
    Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.
    Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
    * cinta de medir = measuring tape.
    * fácil de medir = measurable.
    * imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.
    * medir a dos raseros = double standard.
    * medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.
    * medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
    * medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).
    * medirse las fuerzas = pit against.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.

    * * *
    medir [ I14 ]
    vt
    A ‹habitación/ángulo› to measure; ‹distancia/temperatura/velocidad› to measure, gauge
    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? can you measure me off three meters of this material?
    mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist
    la tela mide 90 cm de ancho the cloth is 90 cm wide
    la mesa mide 50 por 40 the table is 50 by 40, the table measures 50 by 40
    ¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo? how wide/long is it?
    mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
    medía 52 cm al nacer she measured o was 52 cm at birth
    C (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions
    midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer
    D
    (moderar): mediré mis palabras I'll choose my words carefully, I'll weigh my words
    tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone, he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone
    A ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure
    me medí sin zapatos I measured myself without shoes on
    mídete la cintura measure your waist
    medírsele a algo/algn ( Col): me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge
    era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea she was capable of taking on o tackling any task
    B (Col, Méx) (probarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on
    * * *

     

    medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
    2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
    ◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
    mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
    3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
    ◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

    medirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
    ‹caderas/pecho› to measure
    2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    medir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (dimensiones) to measure
    2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
    II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
    mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
    ' medir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    granel
    - metro
    - rasero
    - regla
    - tallar
    - contorno
    - huincha
    - mida
    - varilla
    English:
    double standards
    - gauge
    - measure
    - measure out
    - pace out
    - precisely
    - record
    - stand
    - survey
    - measuring
    - meter
    - weigh
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mediciones] to measure;
    2. [verso] to scan
    3. [sopesar] to weigh up;
    tenemos que medir las ventajas y desventajas de este sistema we have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of this system
    4. [palabras] to weigh carefully;
    mide bien tus palabras cuando hables con ellos be careful what you say when you talk to them
    5. [fuerzas]
    los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal the two sides will do battle in the semifinal
    ♦ vi
    [tener de medida]
    ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;
    ¿cuánto mide de largo? how long o what length is it?;
    mido 1,80 I'm 6 foot (tall);
    mide diez metros it's ten metres long;
    el cuadro mide 30 por 90 the picture measures o is 30 by 90;
    mide dos metros de ancho por cuatro de largo it's two metres wide by four metres long;
    mide 90-60-90 her vital statistics are 36-24-36;
    este armario mide demasiado this cupboard is too big
    * * *
    I v/t measure;
    medir sus palabras fig weigh one’s words
    II v/i
    :
    mide 2 metros de ancho/largo/alto it’s 2 meters wide/long/tall
    * * *
    medir {54} vt
    1) : to measure
    2) : to weigh, to consider
    medir los riesgos: to weigh the risks
    medir vi
    : to measure
    * * *
    medir vb to measure

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