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1 contain
transitive verbhe could hardly contain himself for joy — er konnte vor Freude kaum an sich (Akk.) halten
* * *[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) enthalten2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) zügeln•- academic.ru/15598/container">container* * *con·tain[kənˈteɪn]vt▪ to \contain sth1. (hold, have, include) etw enthaltena file \containing a lot of important documents ein Aktenordner mit zahlreichen wichtigen Informationentry to avoid foods which \contain a lot of fat versuchen Sie allzu fette Nahrungsmittel zu vermeidenthe documents \contained in the old box... die Dokumente, die sich in der alten Schachtel befanden,...3. (suppress) etw zurückhaltenshe could barely \contain herself sie konnte kaum an sich halten* * *[kən'teɪn]vt1) (= hold within itself) enthaltenthe envelope contained money — im Umschlag befand sich Geld, der Umschlag enthielt Geld
2) (= have capacity for box, bottle, room) fassen3) (= control) emotions, oneself beherrschen; tears zurückhalten; laughter unterdrücken; disease, inflation, sb's power in Grenzen halten; epidemic, flood aufhalten, unter Kontrolle bringen; enemy in Schach halten; (SPORT) in Schach halten; attack abwehrenhe could hardly contain himself — er konnte kaum an sich (acc) halten
* * *contain [kənˈteın] v/t1. enthalten:be contained in enthalten sein in (dat)2. aufnehmen, fassen:3. umfassen, einschließen4. fig Gefühle etc zügeln, im Zaume halten, zurückhalten:contain one’s rage seinen Zorn bändigen;he could hardly contain his laughter er konnte das Lachen kaum unterdrücken5. contain o.s. (an) sich halten, sich beherrschen6. MATH enthalten, teilbar sein durch:twenty contains five four times 5 ist in 20 viermal enthalten7. enthalten, messen:containing action Fesselungsangriff mb) ein Feuer etc eindämmenc) Kosten dämpfen* * *transitive verb1) (hold as contents, include) enthalten; (comprise) umfassen2) (prevent from spreading; also Mil.) aufhalten; (restrain) unterdrücken* * *v.beinhalten v.einbinden v.enthalten v.fassen v.umfassen v.
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