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I [reɪn]nome redine f., briglia f. (anche fig.)••to keep sb. on a tight rein — tenere qcn. sotto stretto controllo
II [reɪn]to give full o free rein to — dare libero sfogo a, sbrigliare
verbo transitivo imbrigliare, mettere le redini a [ horse]- rein in* * *[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) redine, briglia2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) redine•- rein in* * *rein /reɪn/n.redine ( anche fig.); briglia: a pair of reins, un paio di redini; the reins of government [power, state], le redini del governo [del potere, dello stato]; to pull on the reins, tirare le redini; to shorten the reins, accorciare la briglia● to give a horse the rein (o reins), lasciare un cavallo a briglia sciolta □ to give free (o full) rein to, dar libero corso a: to give free rein to one's imagination, dar libero corso alla fantasia □ to hold the reins, tenere le redini ( anche fig.); Although he is now in his seventies, he still holds the reins of the company, nonostante abbia superato la settantina, tiene ancora le redini della società □ to keep a tight rein on, tenere sotto stretto controllo: The government keeps a tight rein on public spending, il governo tiene sotto stretto controllo la spesa pubblica; She keeps a tight rein on her children, tiene i suoi figli sotto stretto controllo □ (fig.) to take the reins, prendere in mano le redini.(to) rein /reɪn/v. t.( di solito to rein in, to rein back) –: to rein in (o back) fermare ( tirando le redini); (fig.) tenere a freno; to rein back one's anger, tenere a freno l'ira.* * *I [reɪn]nome redine f., briglia f. (anche fig.)••to keep sb. on a tight rein — tenere qcn. sotto stretto controllo
II [reɪn]to give full o free rein to — dare libero sfogo a, sbrigliare
verbo transitivo imbrigliare, mettere le redini a [ horse]- rein in
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