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1 contenerse

contenerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself

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to restrain oneself

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VPR (=controlarse) to control o.s., restrain o.s.

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

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(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.

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(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.

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■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

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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

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contenerse

v/r control o.s.

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vr

: to restrain oneself

Spanish-English dictionary > contenerse
2 reprimo

rĕ-prĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3, v. a., to press back, keep back; to check, curb, restrain (class., partic. in the trop. sense; cf.: repello, refuto).
I.
Lit.: illa praedicta Veientium, si lacus Albanus redundasset, Romam periturum;
si repressus esset, Veios,
Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69:
amnem,
Flor. 1, 1, 3:
fontes,
Stat. Th. 5, 522:
alvum,
Cels. 2, 12; cf.:
medicamenta reprimentia,
id. 6, 6, 2; 6, 16, 2 al.:
vulvas procidentes,
Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 182:
sudorem,
id. 20, 13, 51, § 142:
labra,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 16:
dextram,
Verg. A. 12, 939:
ensem,
Stat. Th. 11, 309:
retro pedem cum voce,
Verg. A. 2, 378.—
Of personal objects: represso jam Lucterio et remoto,
forced back, Caes. B. G. 7, 8; cf.:
aliquem repressum, non oppressum relinquere,
Cic. Mur. 15, 32.—
II.
Trop. (the figure borrowed from the restraining, confining of a stream), to check, curb, restrain, limit, confine, repress:
difficilem quandam temperantiam postulant in eo, quod semel admissum coërceri reprimique non potest,
Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 2; cf.:
furorem exsultantem reprimere,
id. Sest. 44, 95:
intellego hanc rei publicae pestem paulisper reprimi, non in perpetuum comprimi posse,
id. Cat. 1, 12, 30:
memoria, non exstincta, sed repressa vetustate,
suppressed, id. Cael. 30, 71:
impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos,
id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13:
iis regios spiritus repressit,
Nep. Dion, 5, 5:
animi incitationem atque alacritatem non reprimere sed augere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 92 fin.:
cursum,
id. ib. 3, 93:
itinera,
Cic. Att. 10, 9:
fugam hostium,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:
iracundiam,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 8; 9:
nunc reprimam susceptam objurgationem,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 9 (15):
illius conatus,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 64:
consuetudinem peccandi,
id. ib. 2, 2, 22, §
53: fletum,
id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:
gemitum,
Ov. M. 9, 163 et saep.:
odium suum a corpore alicujus,
Cic. Sest. 55, 117:
famam,
id. Phil. 11, 10, 23:
ferocitatem,
id. Off. 2, 11, 40:
impetum,
id. Leg. 3, 12, 27.— Poet., with inf.: ast occasus ubi tempusve audere repressit, the bold undertaking, Enn. ap. Tert. p. 178 Müll. (Ann. v. 292 Vahl.).—
Of personal objects: quem neque fides, neque jusjurandum... Repressit,
has restrained, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 9:
me... horum aspectus in ipso cursu orationis repressit,
Cic. Sest. 69, 144:
quem L. Murena repressum magnā ex parte, non oppressum reliquit,
id. Mur. 15, 32: reprimam me, ne aegre quicquam ex me audias, I will control myself, check or restrain myself, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 38; so,
me,
id. Heaut. 1, 2, 25; Cic. Leg. 2, 17, 44:
hac repressi castigatione in proelium redeunt,
Just. 1, 6, 15; cf.
mid.: vix reprimor, quin te manere jubeam,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 58:
se ab omni contagione vitiorum,
Plin. Pan. 83, 2.— Hence, adv.: rĕpressē, with restraint, constrainedly:
repressius peccare,
Gell. 12, 11, 5:
repressius actum est,
Amm. 29, 2, 12.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > reprimo
3 enthalten

(unreg.)

I v/t allg. contain; (fassen) auch hold, take; (umfassen) comprise, include, embrace geh.; Werbesprache: feature; mit enthalten sein in (+ Dat) be included in; 3 ist in 12 viermal enthalten three goes into twelve four times, three into twelve makes four

II v/refl

1. POL.: sich ( der Stimme) enthalten abstain (from voting)

2. geh.: sich enthalten (+ Gen) (des Alkohols etc.) abstain from; einer Handlung: refrain from (+ Ger.) ich konnte micht nicht enthalten zu (+ Inf.) I couldn’t restrain myself from (+ Ger.)

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to inclose; to contain; to hold; to include; to embody; to comprise;

sich enthalten

to eschew; to abstain; to forbear; to refrain

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ent|hạl|ten [ɛnt'haltn] ptp entha\#lten irreg
1. vt
to contain
(mit) enthalten sein in (+dat) — to be included in

2. vr

1) (geh)

enthalten — to abstain from sth

sich nicht enthalten können, etw zu tun — to be unable to refrain from doing sth

sich einer Bemerkung nicht enthalten können — to be unable to refrain from making a remark

2)

sich ( der Stimme) enthalten — to abstain

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1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) contain

2) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) hold

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ent·hal·ten *

irreg

I. vt

▪ etw \enthalten

1. (in sich haben) to contain sth

2. (umfassen) to include sth

▪ in etw dat [mit] \enthalten sein to be included in [with] sth

II. vr

1. POL (nicht abstimmen)

▪ sich akk \enthalten to abstain

2. (geh: verzichten)

▪ sich akk einer S. gen \enthalten to refrain from sth

sich akk des Alkohols/Rauchens \enthalten to abstain from alcohol/smoking

sich akk [nicht] \enthalten können, etw zu tun [not] to be able to refrain from doing sth

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I 1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb contain
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich einer Sache (Gen.) enthalten — abstain from something

sich der Stimme enthalten — abstain

sich jeder Meinung/Äußerung enthalten — refrain from giving any opinion/making any comment
II
Adjektiv

in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein — be contained in something

das ist im Preis enthalten — that is included in the price

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enthalten (irr)

A. v/t allg contain; (fassen) auch hold, take; (umfassen) comprise, include, embrace geh; Werbesprache: feature;

mit enthalten sein in (+dat) be included in;

3 ist in 12 viermal enthalten three goes into twelve four times, three into twelve makes four

B. v/r

1. POL:

sich (der Stimme) enthalten abstain (from voting)

2. geh:

sich enthalten (+gen) (des Alkohols etc) abstain from; einer Handlung: refrain from (+ger)

ich konnte mich nicht enthalten zu (+inf) I couldn’t restrain myself from (+ger)

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I 1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb contain
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich einer Sache (Gen.) enthalten — abstain from something

sich der Stimme enthalten — abstain

sich jeder Meinung/Äußerung enthalten — refrain from giving any opinion/making any comment
II
Adjektiv

in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein — be contained in something

das ist im Preis enthalten — that is included in the price

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adj.

covered adj. v.

to contain v.

to enclose v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to inclose v.

to include v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > enthalten
4 Schach

n; -s, kein Pl.

1. chess

2. Stellung: check; Schach! check!; Schach und matt! checkmate!; jemandem Schach bieten check s.o.; fig. make a stand against s.o.; in Schach halten hold in check (auch fig.); fig. mit der Pistole etc.: auch cover; (Kinder, Klasse) control; ich konnte mich kaum in Schach halten I could hardly restrain myself

3. Schachspiel

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das Schach

(Schachbieten) check;

(Spiel) chess

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Schạch [ʃax]
nt -s, no pl
chess; (= Stellung im Spiel) check
kannst du Schach (spielen)? — can you play chess?

Schach (dem König)! — check

Schach (und) matt — checkmate

im Schach stehen or sein — to be in check

jdm Schach bieten (lit) — to put sb in check, to check sb; (fig) to thwart sb

jdn in Schach halten (fig) — to keep sb in check; (mit Pistole etc) to cover sb, to keep sb covered

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(in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) check

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Schach

<-s>

[ʃax]

nt kein pl (Spiel) chess no art, no pl; (Stellung) check!

eine Partie \Schach a game of chess

\Schach und matt! checkmate!, [check and] mate fam

jdm \Schach bieten to put sb in check, to check sb

\Schach spielen to play chess

im \Schach stehen [o sein] to be in check

jdm/etw \Schach bieten (fig geh) to thwart [or foil] sb/sth

jdn [mit etw dat] in \Schach halten (fig) to keep sb in check [or at bay] [with sth]

jdn mit einer Schusswaffe in \Schach halten to cover sb [or keep sb covered] [with a firearm]

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das; Schachs, Schachs

1) o. Pl. (Spiel) chess

2) (Stellung) check

Schach bieten — give check

dem Gegner Schach bieten — check the opponent

jemanden/etwas in Schach halten — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody/something in check; s. auch matt 1. 5)

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Schach n; -s, kein pl

1. chess

2. Stellung: check;

Schach! check!;

Schach und matt! checkmate!;

jemandem Schach bieten check sb; fig make a stand against sb;

in Schach halten hold in check (auch fig); fig mit der Pistole etc: auch cover; (Kinder, Klasse) control;

ich konnte mich kaum in Schach halten I could hardly restrain myself

3. → Schachspiel

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das; Schachs, Schachs

1) o. Pl. (Spiel) chess

2) (Stellung) check

Schach bieten — give check

dem Gegner Schach bieten — check the opponent

jemanden/etwas in Schach halten — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody/something in check; s. auch matt 1. 5)

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(Spiel) n.

chess n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schach
5 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.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contineo
6 teneo

tĕnĕo, tĕnŭi, tentum, 2 ( perf. subj. tetinerim, Pac. ap. Non. 178, 15:
tetinerit,
Att. ib. 178, 12:
tetinisse,
Pac. ib. 178, 11; fut. perf. tetinero, acc. to Fest. p. 252 Müll. Another collat. form of the perf. tenivi, acc. to Charis. p. 220 P.; Diom. pp. 363 and 369 ib.), v. a. and n. [root ten-, tan-; Gr. tanumai, teinô; Sanscr. tanomi, to stretch, spread; this root appears in many derived meanings; cf. Lat.: tendo, tenuis, tener, tenor, tenus].
I.
Act., to hold, keep, have in the hand, in the mouth, etc.
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.: Eu. Porrige bracchium, prehende: jam tenes? Cha. Teneo. Eu. Tene, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 42; cf.
argentum,
id. Pers. 3, 3, 9:
cum pyxidem teneret in manu,
Cic. Cael. 26, 63;
for which: aliquid manu,
Quint. 10, 7, 31; Ov. M. 11, 560; id. A. A. 1, 320; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 34:
aliquid dextrā,
Ov. F. 1, 99:
digitis,
id. ib. 2, 102; id. M. 9, 86; 9, 522:
lacertis,
id. ib. 2, 100 al.:
radicem ore,
Cic. Div. 2, 68, 141:
cibum ore,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 6;
for which: decoctum diu in ore,
Plin. 25, 13, 105, § 166:
aliquem in sinu,
Ov. H. 3, 114;
for which: aliquem sinu,
id. ib. 13, 157:
flabellulum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 50:
facem,
Verg. A. 6, 224:
telum,
Liv. 2, 19. — Prov.: manu tenere aliquid, to seize, grasp, or comprehend a thing which is palpable or evident: aliter leges, aliter philosophi tollunt astutias: leges, quātenus manu tenere possunt;
philosophi, quātenus ratione et intellegentiā,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68; cf.:
cum res non conjecturā, sed oculis ac manibus teneretur,
id. Clu. 7, 20. —
2.
In partic.
a.
With the accessory idea of possession, to hold, i. e. to be master of, have in one ' s power, possess, etc. (syn.:
possideo, habeo): multa hereditatibus, multa emptionibus, multa dotibus tenebantur sine injuriā,
Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81:
quae tenuit dives Achaemenes,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 21:
Evander qui multis ante tempestatibus tenuerat loca,
Liv. 1, 5:
provinciam a praedonibus liberam,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 11, 32:
colles praesidiis,
Caes. B. C. 3, 43:
Formiarum moenia et Lirim,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 8:
tenente Caesare terras,
id. ib. 3, 14, 15:
rem publicam,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83; id. Sest. 19, 44:
summam imperii,
Caes. B. G. 3, 22:
equitum centurias,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3:
alterum cornu,
to command, Nep. Pelop. 4, 3:
provincias aliaque omnia,
Sall. C. 39, 2: scenam, to have sole possession of. [p. 1854] rule over, Suet. Tit. 7. —
Of the possession of the object of affection: te tenet,
Tib. 1, 6, 35; 2, 6, 52; Verg. E. 1, 32; Ov. H. 2, 103 Ruhnk.; 15, 88; id. Am. 3, 7, 3; Phaedr. 2, 2, 4.—In colloq. lang., teneo te, I have you once more, of again seeing the beloved person:
teneone te, Antiphila, maxime animo exoptata meo?
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 27 Ruhnk.; Sen. Ben. 7, 4; Ov. H. 18, 183; cf.:
et comitem Aenean juxta natumque tenebat Ingrediens,
Verg. A. 8, 308.—Also like our I have you (fast, bound, etc.):
teneo te, inquam, nam ista Academiae est propria sententia,
Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 148; id. Quint. 20, 63.— Absol.: qui tenent (sc. rem publicam), who are in possession of the State, of public affairs:
qui tenent, qui potiuntur,
Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3; 2, 18, 1. —
b.
With the accessory idea of firmness, persistence, to hold fast, occupy; to watch, guard, defend; to maintain, retain a thing:
legio locum non tenuit atque in proximum collem se recepit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 44:
montes teneri,
id. B. G. 3, 2:
haec noctu firmis praesidiis tenebantur,
id. ib. 7, 69:
Capitolia celsa tenebat,
Verg. A. 8, 653:
quo teneam Protea nodo?
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90:
te neque intra Claustra tenebo,
id. C. 3, 11, 44; cf.:
in manicis et Compedibus saevo te sub custode tenebo,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 77: laqueis (se) sensit teneri... fugam frustra tentabat;
at illam Lenta tenet radix exsultantemque coërcet,
Ov. M. 11, 74 sq.; 1, 535:
Athenae tuae sempiternam in arce oleam tenere potuerunt,
Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2:
agri qui diu aquam tenent,
Pall. Apr. 2, 4:
classem ibi tenebat,
Liv. 31, 46, 8: secundissimo vento cursum tenere, to hold or keep one ' s course, Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 83; cf.:
vento intermisso cursum non tenuit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8; 4, 28; so,
cursum,
Cic. Planc. 21, 52; id. Rep. 1, 2, 3 fin.; Quint. 4, 3, 13:
quo iter,
Verg. A. 1, 370; Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 10:
(lunam) fingunt cursus viam sub sole tenere,
Lucr. 5, 714:
tenuit tamen vestigia Bucar,
Liv. 29, 32, 6.—
c.
With the accessory idea of reaching the object aimed at, to reach, attain a place:
montes effuso cursu Sabini petebant et pauci tenuere,
Liv. 1, 37, 4:
regionem,
id. 30, 25, 11:
Tenum,
id. 36, 21, 1:
terram,
id. 37, 16, 4; 37, 11, 5; 37, 13, 4;
26, 29, 4: Hesperiam,
Ov. F. 1, 498:
portus,
id. H. 18, 198; Tac. Agr. 38 fin.:
cum quibus (navibus) Cythnum insulam tenuit,
id. H. 2, 9.—
d.
With the accessory idea of movement impeded, to hold fast, hold back, hinder, restrain, detain, check, control, stay, etc.:
naves, quae vento tenebantur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 22:
quid hic agatur, scire poteris ex eo, qui litteras attulit, quem diutius tenui, quia, etc.,
Cic. Att. 11, 3, 1:
si id te non tenet, advola,
id. Fam. 16, 19:
septimum jam diem Corcyrae tenebamur,
id. ib. 16, 7 init.:
Marcellum ab gerundis rebus valetudo adversa Nolae tenuit,
Liv. 24, 20, 7:
non tenebo te pluribus,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3; cf. absol.:
ne diutius teneam,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 13, § 34: solutum (corpus) tenere, Cels. praef. med.; cf.
ventrem,
id. 4, 19 med.:
tene linguam,
Ov. F. 2, 602:
pecus omne tenendum,
Verg. G. 2, 371:
vix a te videor posse tenere manus,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 10; so,
manus,
id. M. 13, 203; cf.:
manum stomachumque teneto,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 44:
saeva tene cum Berecyntio Cornu tympana,
id. C. 1, 18, 13:
et Phoebi tenuere viam,
i. e. impeded, closed up, Luc. 5, 136:
quo me decet usque teneri?
Verg. A. 5, 384:
lacrimas,
Caes. B. G. 1, 39; so,
lacrimas in morte miserā non tenebamus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:
dictator exercitum in stativis tenebat,
Liv. 6, 14, 1. —
(β).
Esp.: se tenere, to keep back, remain, stay:
Sabinus castris sese tenebat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 17; 1, 40; Liv. 2, 45, 2:
nullā clade acceptā castris se pavidus tenebat,
id. 3, 26, 3:
Hasdrubal procul ab hoste intervallo tenebat se,
id. 23, 26, 2:
se domi a conventu remotum tenere,
Nep. Dion, 9, 1:
ego tamen teneo ab accusando vix me hercule: sed tamen teneo,
restrain myself, refrain, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2:
nec se tenuit, quin, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 4, 12; cf.
mid.: teneri non potui, quin tibi apertius illud idem his litteris declararem,
id. Att. 15, 14, 2; Just. 6, 7, 10; cf.:
se intra silentium tenuit,
Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 8:
multum me intra silentium tenui,
id. ib. 7, 6, 6.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to hold, contain in the mind, to conceive, comprehend, know (syn.:
percipio, intellego): nunc ego teneo, nunc scio, Quid sit hoc negotii,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 39: tenes Quorsum haec tendant quae loquor, id. Ps. 1, 2, 81:
tenes, quid dicam?
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 22:
teneo,
I understand, id. And. 1, 1, 59:
teneo quid erret,
id. 3, 2, 18; Cic. Rep. 1, 23, 37; cf.: quibus capiatur Caesar, tenes, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 5:
quae a Romanis auguribus ignorantur, a Cilicibus... Lyciis tenentur,
Cic. Div. 1, 15, 25:
quoniam ea, quae tenebatis ipsi, etiam ex me audire voluistis,
id. Rep. 1, 46, 70:
alicujus reconditos sensus,
id. Sest. 10, 22:
quo pacto cuncta tenerem,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 8:
et teneo melius ista,
Mart. 4, 37, 7.—With inf.:
nullus frugi esse homo potest, nisi qui et bene facere et male tenet,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 10; Lucr. 3, 647.—
2.
In partic.
a.
To have possession of, have the mastery of, to control any thing:
cum rem publicam opes paucorum non virtutes tenere coeperunt,
Cic. Rep. 1, 34, 51.—
b.
To hold fast, guard, preserve, uphold, keep, insist (syn. servo):
sin consuetudinem meam, quam in re publicā semper habui, tenuero,
Cic. Phil. 1, 11, 27:
ordinem,
id. ib. 5, 13, 35:
portum,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:
statum,
id. Rep. 1, 28, 44:
non tenebat ornatum suum civitas,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:
si jus suum populi teneant,
id. ib. 1, 32, 48:
nec diutius umquam tenetur idem rei publicae modus,
id. ib. 1, 44, 68:
est boni viri, haec duo tenere in amicitiā, etc.,
id. Lael. 18, 65:
morem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 44; so id. Fl. 7, 15; Verg. A. 3, 408:
foedus,
Cic. Balb. 15, 34:
tenebat non modo auctoritatem, sed etiam imperium in suos,
id. Sen. 11, 37:
silentium,
Liv. 1, 28, 8.—
c.
To hold fast, maintain, support, defend, uphold, insist:
illud arcte tenent accurateque defendunt, voluptatem esse summum bonum,
hold fast, maintain, Cic. Par. 1, 3, 14; cf.:
illud, quod multos annos tenuisset,
id. Ac. 2, 22, 71; and:
quod idem Peripatetici non tenent,
id. Fin. 3, 13, 44:
propositum tenere,
to maintain, Caes. B. C. 3, 42, 1:
suas leges,
Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 13:
causam apud centumviros,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:
quo causae teste tenentur,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 43:
locum quendam cum aliquo,
Cic. Brut. 21, 81.— With ne:
plebs tenuit, ne consules in proximum annum crearentur,
Liv. 4, 30, 16:
ne quid ferretur ad populum, patres tenuere,
id. 3, 29, 8; 24, 19, 7. — With ut:
tenuere patres, ut Fabius consul crearetur,
Liv. 2, 42, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:
scripseram tenuisse Varenum ut sibi evocare testes liceret,
Plin. Ep. 6, 5, 1.—
d.
Of memory:
alicujus memoriam cum summā benevolentiā tenere,
to recollect, preserve a recollection of, Cic. Fam. 6, 2, 1.—Esp.:
memoriā tenere: memoriā tenetis, compluris in Capitolio res de caelo esse percussas,
you remember, Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19; id. Fam. 1, 9, 12; Caes. B. G. 1, 14; cf.:
memoriā teneo, C. Sulpicium Gallum, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 14, 21; v. memoria; so without memoria, to bear in mind, remember, recollect:
satin' haec meministi et tenes?
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:
numeros memini, si verba tenerem,
Verg. E. 9, 45:
dicta tenere,
Hor. A. P. 336; id. S. 2, 4, 8:
quem (Cyrum) omnia militum tenuisse creditum est nomina,
Quint. 11, 2, 50; 11, 2, 45.—
e.
To reach an object striven after, to gain, acquire, obtain, attain (syn. assequor):
per cursum rectum regnum tenere,
Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 44:
Servium Tullium post hunc captivā natum, ingenio virtute regnum tenuisse,
Liv. 4, 3, 12:
teneri res aliter non potest,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:
multa tenuisse,
Liv. 42, 11, 8:
causam,
Ov. M. 13, 190.—
f.
To hold, hold back, repress, restrain, bind, fetter, etc. (syn.:
refreno, retineo): iracundiam teneat, avaritiam coërceat,
Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:
dolorem,
id. Att. 12, 38, 2:
cupiditates,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 3:
somnum,
id. Brut. 80, 278:
risum,
id. Vatin. 8, 20; Hor. A. P. 5:
iram,
Curt. 4, 2, 5:
ea, quae occurrant, tenere,
to hold back, keep to themselves, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221.—
g.
Of laws, etc., to bind, hold, obligate, be binding on, control, etc.:
quamquam leges eum non tenent,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11; cf.:
interdicto non teneri,
id. Caecin. 14, 41:
voto quodam et promisso teneri,
id. Att. 12, 18, 1:
ut plebi scita omnes Quirites tenerent,
Liv. 8, 12, 14; cf.:
olim patricii dicebant se plebi scitis non teneri,
Gai. Inst. 1, 3:
cum velut in controverso jure esset, tenerenturne patres plebi scitis, legem tulere, ut quod tributim plebis jussisset, populum teneret,
Liv. 3, 55, 3:
teneri alienis foederibus,
id. 24, 29, 11: poenā teneri, to be subject or liable to, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5:
testibus in re perspicuā teneri,
to be convicted, id. Caecin. 2, 4; cf.: nemo ita in manifesto peccatu tenebatur, ut, etc., id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191:
caedis teneri,
Quint. 5, 14, 11:
teneri repetundarum,
Tac. A. 11, 7 fin.:
furti,
Dig. 6, 1, 4:
injuriarum,
ib. 47, 10, 11:
mandati,
ib. 17, 1, 10.— Transf.:
nisi illi ipsi, qui eas (libidines) frangere deberent, cupiditatis ejusdem tenerentur,
Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 31 Mos. and Orell. N. cr. —
h.
Of dispositions, desires, etc., to possess, occupy, control:
quae te tanta pravitas mentis tenuerit, ut, etc.,
has had possession of you, Cic. Vatin. 6, 14:
summum me eorum (librorum) studium tenet,
id. Att. 1, 11, 3:
magna me spes tenet,
id. Tusc. 1, 41, 97:
de triumpho nulla me cupiditas umquam tenuit,
id. Att. 7, 2, 6:
si consilio pulso libidines iracundiaeve tenerent omnia,
id. Rep. 1, 38, 60:
nisi forte quem inhonesta et perniciosa libido tenet,
Sall. J. 3, 4: neque irā neque gratiā teneri, to be controlled or influenced, Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 45; so,
teneri desiderio,
id. Sen. 10, 33:
studio philosophiae,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 4:
magno amore,
Verg. A. 1, 675:
pompā, ludis atque ejusmodi spectaculis teneri,
to be enchained, fascinated, Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 48; cf.:
ut oculi picturā teneantur, aures cantibus,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 20:
is qui audit, ab oratore jam obsessus est ac tenetur,
id. Or. 62, 210.—With ne, Ov. M. 7, 146. —
k.
To take in, comprise, comprehend, include:
haec magnos formula reges, Excepto sapiente, tenet,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 46.—More freq. pass.: teneri aliquā re, to be contained, comprised, grounded, to consist in a thing:
ut homines deorum agnatione et gente teneantur,
Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 23:
id quod (genus officiorum) teneatur hominum societate,
id. Off. 1, 45, 160:
quae (causae) familiaritate et consuetudine tenentur,
id. Fam. 13, 29, 1:
dixi jam antea, ipsam rationem arandi spe magis et jucunditate quadam quam fructu atque emolumento teneri,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227.
II.
Neutr. (freq. after the Aug. per.; perh. not in Cic.).
A.
Lit.
1.
To hold a position anywhere, maintain one ' s self:
quā abscisae rupes erant, statio paucorum armatorum tenebat,
Liv. 32, 5, 12:
duo extra ordinem milia tenuere,
id. 3, 62, 7:
tenent Danai, quā deficit ignis,
Verg. A. 2, 505.—
2.
For cursum tenere, to hold or take one ' s way, to sail, steer in any direction:
Aeneam... ab Siciliā classe ad Laurentem agrum tenuisse,
Liv. 1, 1, 4:
Cassandream petentes, primo ad Mendin tenuere,
Liv. 31, 45, 14:
ad Mendaeum,
id. 21, 49, 2:
Diam,
Ov. M. 3, 690:
Creten,
id. ib. 13, 706:
Hesperiam,
id. F. 1, 498:
Ausoniam,
id. ib. 4, 290 al.:
medio tutissimus ibis... Inter utrumque tene,
Ov. M. 2, 140.—
B.
Trop., with the accessory idea of continuance (cf. I. A. 2. b. and B. 2. b. supra), to hold out, hold on, last, endure, continue, maintain itself, prevail, etc. (cf. obtineo):
imber per noctem totam tenuit,
Liv. 23, 44, 6; cf.:
incendium per duas noctes ac diem unum tenuit,
id. 24, 47, 15:
per aliquot dies ea consultatio tenuit,
id. 2, 3, 5; 3, 47, 6:
tenet fama, lupam, etc.,
id. 1, 4, 6:
quod nunc quoque tenet nomen,
id. 1, 17, 6:
fama tenuit, haud plus fuisse modio,
id. 23, 12, 2; 21, 46, 10:
tenuit consuetudo, quae cottidie magis invalescit, ut, etc.,
Quint. 2, 1, 1 Spald.; so,
consuetudo, ut, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 2:
nomen illud tenet,
id. 9, 4, 47 Spald.; cf. Ov. M. 1, 712.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > teneo
7 malheur

n. m.

1. Faire un malheur. To lose control of oneself. Retenez-moi ou je fais un malheur! I won't be able to restrain myself much longer!

2. Jouer de malheur. To 'be out of luck', to be plagued by misfortune.

3. Ne parlez pas de malheur! Don't even think about it, it'll bring bad luck!

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > malheur
8 κοσμέω

κοσμ-έω,

A order, arrange, esp. set an army in array, marshal it, Il.14.379; κοσμῆσαι ἵππους τε καὶ ἀνέρας 2.554
:—[voice] Pass., ἐπεὶ κόσμηθεν ἅμ' ἡγεμόνεσσιν ἕκαστοι 3.1
; πένταχα κοσμηθέντες marshalled in five bodies, 12.87; of a population, διὰ τρίχα κοσμηθέντες 2.655
; once in Od., of hunters, διὰ δὲ τρίχα κοσμηθέντες 9.157
:—[voice] Med., κοσμησάμενος πολιήτας having arranged his men, Il.2.806; so after Homer, κ. στρατόν (v.l. for κοιμήσων) E.Rh. 662; τάξεις κεκοσμημέναι X.Cyr.2.1.26
, cf. Pl.Phdr. 247a; ἐπὶ τάξις πλεῦνας ἐκεκοσμέατο Hdt.9.31
.

2 generally, arrange, prepare, δόρπον ἐκόσμει Od. 7.13
; κ. ἀοιδήν η Bacch.59
; ἔργα Hes.Op. 306
; στέφανον E.Hipp.74
; τράπεζαν X.Cyr.8.2.6
; εἰς τάφον λέβητα S.El. 1401
:—[voice] Pass., δεῖπνον κεκόσμηται Pi.N.1.22
; δεῖ οὕτω κοσμηθῆναι ὅκως .. Democr.266; τὸ κοσμηθὲν αἷμα, = τὸνοἰκεῖον κόσμον κτησάμενον, Gal.5.551.

II order, rule, τὴν πόλιν κ. καλῶς τε καὶ εὖ Hdt.1.59
, cf. S.Aj. 1103; Σπάρτην ἔλαχες, κείνην κόσμει E.Fr. 723
(anap.); κ. ἐμαυτόν restrain myself, Id.Hyps.Fr.34(60).46; τὰ ἄλλα ἐκεκοσμέατό οἱ Hdt.1.100
; τόν γε νοῦν κοσμοῦντα πάντα κοσμεῖν Pl.Phd.97
c:—[voice] Pass., τὰ κοσμούμενα orderly institutions, S.Ant. 677: [tense] pf.part., of persons, orderly, ταπεινὸς καὶ κεκοσμημένος Pl.Lg. 716a
; τεταγμένον τε καὶ κ. πρᾶγμα Id.Grg. 504
a.

2 in Crete, hold office of κόσμος 111
, οἱ κεκοσμηκότες Arist. Pol. 1272a35
, cf. Plb.22.15.1; Cret. [full] κοσμίω Leg.Gort.1.51, etc.; also κορμίω (q.v.).

III adorn, equip, dress, esp. of women, h.Hom. 6.11, Hes.Op.72; κοσμῆσαί τινα πανοπλίῃ Hdt.4.180
; τριπόδεσσι κ. δόμον Pi.I.1.19
; τινὰ πλούτῳ ὑπερβάλλοντι Hdn.3.10.6
: c. dupl. acc., πρίν σε νυμφικὸν ἰστέφανον κοσμήσαμεν JRS17.51
(Phrygia, iv A. D.):—freq. in [voice] Med., κοσμέεσθαι τὰς κεφαλάς to adorn their heads, Hdt.7.209; κοσμεῖσθαι σῶμα ὅπλοις E.Ph. 1359
; ἐν φοινικίσι κοσμησάμενοι having decked themselves, Pl.Com.208:—[voice] Pass., χρυσῷ κοσμηθεῖσα h.Ven.65
; παῖσα δ' Ἄρῃ κεκόσμηται στέγα Alc.15.1
; ἵπποι κεκοσμημένοι ὡς κάλλιστα Hdt.7.40
; κεκ. ἐσθῆτι ποικίλῃ καὶ χρυσοῖσι στεφάνοις Pl. Ion 535
d, cf. S.Ph. 1064, Th.6.41, etc.

2 metaph., adorn, embellish, λόγους E.Med. 576
; λόγους ῥήμασί τε καὶ ὀνόμασι κεκοσμημένους Pl.Ap.17
c; τραγικὸν λῆρον Ar.Ra. 1005
; κ. ἔργον ἄριστον ib. 1027; τὸ λογικὸν ἔχεις ἐξαίρετον, τοῦτο κόσμει Arr.Epict.3.1.26
; λόγον εὐρυθμίαις Isoc.5.27
; αὑτὸν λόγοις Pl.La. 196
b, cf. 197 c; ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον κ. Th.1.21
; τὸν.. τὴν ἐκείνων ἀρετὴν κοσμήσοντα (in speaking) D.18.287:—[voice] Pass., ἦθος σεμνότητι -μημένον Phld.Acad.Ind. p.52
M.

3 honour, λουτροῖς σ' ἐκόσμης' S.El. 1139; κ. τάφον Id.Ant. 396
; νέκυν E.Tr. 1147
; κ. καὶ τιμᾶν X.Cyr.1.3.3
; of persons, adorn, be an honour to, πατρίδα Thgn.947
; νᾶσον εὐκλέα Pi.N.6.46
; Σαλαμῖνα κ. πατρίδα E.Fr.530.3
; [τὴν πόλιν] αἱ τῶνδε ἀρεταὶ ἐκόσμησαν Th.2.42
.

4 bury, JHS25.172, al. ([place name] Isauria).

IV [voice] Pass., to be assigned, ascribed to, ἐς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον νομὸν αὗται [αἱ πόλεις] ἐκεκοσμέατο Hdt.3.91
; ἐς Πέρσας κεκοσμέαται Id.6.41
; esp. of philosophic schools, κατὰ τὴν Ἀκαδημίαν κοσμεῖσθαι S.E.P.1.231
; οἱ κατὰ διαφόρους αἱρέσεις κοσμούμενοι Id.M.11.77
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κοσμέω
9 сдържам

restrain, hold (in. in check, back), keep in control, check, curb; ncux. suppress, inhibit

(възхищение, радост, яд и пр.) contain

(страх усмивка и пр.) repress

(смях и) hold, ( плач и) stifle

сдържам сълзите си keep/hold/force back o.'s tears

сдържам думата/обещанието си keep o.'s word/promise, be as good as o.'s word

не ме сдържа be fidgety, have the fidgets

не ме сдържа на едно място be a rolling stone

сдържам се restrain/check/contain o.s. (от from с ger.); refrain (from с ger.); control/check o.s.

keep o.'s temper, разг. hold o.s. in

сдържам се да не се засмея keep o.'s countenance, keep a straight face

той не можете да се сдържи от радост he couldn't contain himself for joy

не можах да се сдържа I lost my temper, I couldn't contain myself

не се сдържам (и казвам нещо) let o.'s tongue run away with one

не мога да се сдържа да не I can't help (с ger.), I can't refrain from (c ger.)

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сдъ̀ржам,

гл. restrain, hold (in, in check, back), keep in control, check, curb; dam up; псих. suppress, inhibit; ( възхищение, радост, яд и пр.) contain; ( страх, усмивка и пр.) repress; ( смях и пр.) hold, ( плач и пр.) stifle; \сдържам смеха си refrain from laughing; \сдържам сълзите си keep/hold/force/gulp back o.’s tears;

\сдържам се restrain/check/contain o.s. (от from c ger.); refrain (from c ger.); control/check o.s.; keep o.’s temper, разг. hold o.s. in; не мога да се сдържа да не I can’t help (c ger.), I can’t refrain from (c ger.); не можах да се сдържа I lost my temper, I couldn’t contain myself; \сдържам се да не се засмея keep o.’s countenance, keep a straight face; • не ме сдържа на едно място be a rolling stone; \сдържам думата/обещанието си keep o.’s word/promise, be as good as o.’s word.

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restrain (се); hold in: Just try to сдържам your feelings. - Опитай се да сдържиш чувствата си.; repress: He сдържамed his laughter. - Той сдържа смеха си.; suppress; contain; curb{kx;b}; guard; pocket (прен.); stifle (плач)

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1. (възхищение, радост, яд и пр.) contain 2. (смях и) hold, (плач и) stifle 3. (страх усмивка и пр.) repress 4. keep o.'s temper, разг. hold o.s. in 5. restrain, hold (in. in check, back), keep in control, check, curb;ncux. suppress, inhibit 6. СДЪРЖАМ думата/обещанието си keep o.'s word/ promise, be as good as o.'s word 7. СДЪРЖАМ се restrain/check/contain o. s. (от from с ger.);refrain (from c ger.);control/check o.s. 8. СДЪРЖАМ се да не се засмея keep o.'s countenance, keep a straight face 9. СДЪРЖАМ сълзите си keep/hold/force back o. 's tears 10. не ме сдържа be fidgety, have the fidgets 11. не ме сдържа на едно място be a rolling stone 12. не мога да се сдържа да не I can't help (с ger.), I can't refrain from (c ger.) 13. не можах да се сдържа I lost my temper, I couldn't contain myself 14. не се СДЪРЖАМ (и казвам нещо) let o.'s tongue run away with one 15. той не можете да се сдържи от радост he couldn't contain himself for joy

Български-английски речник > сдържам
10 contener

v.

1 to contain.

no contiene CFC does not contain CFCs (en etiqueta)

¿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.

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contener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (incluir) to contain, hold

■ este paquete contiene treinta galletas this packet contains thirty biscuits

2 (detener) to hold back, restrain

■ la presa contiene el cauce del río the dam holds back the flow of the river

3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold

■ contuvo su alegría he held back his joy

■ contuve mis lágrimas I held back the tears

► verbo pronominal contenerse

1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself

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verb

1) to contain

2) hold

•

- contenerse

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1. VT

1) (=incluir) to contain

el maletín contenía explosivos — the suitcase contained explosives

el libro contenía un capítulo dedicado a su vida — the book contained a chapter on her life

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

para contener la tendencia al alza de los precios — to check the tendency for prices to rise

no pude contener la risa — I couldn't help laughing

3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean

2.

See:

contenerse

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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

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (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 — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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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

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (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 — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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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.

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contener [ E27 ]

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

■ contenerse

v pron

( 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

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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;
◊ no se pudo contener más he could contain himself no longer

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

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contener

♦ 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

♦ See also the pronominal verb contenerse

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contener

v/t

1 contain

2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back

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contener {80} vt

1) : to contain, to hold

2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back

♦ See also the reflexive verb contenerse

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contener vb

1. (tener) to contain

el libro contiene muchas ilustraciones the book contains a lot of illustrations

2. (aguantar) to hold back [pt. & pp. held]

no pudo contener las lágrimas she couldn't hold back her tears

Spanish-English dictionary > contener
11 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

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das Zurückhalten

retention

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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
zurückhalten — to keep sb from sth

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
sich mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten — to be restrained in one's criticism

ich musste mich schwer zurückhalten — I had to take a firm grip on myself

Sie müssen sich beim Essen sehr zurückhalten — you must cut down a lot on what you eat

3. vi

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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

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zu·rück|hal·ten

irreg

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

1. (aufhalten)

▪ jdn \zurückhalten to detain form [or sep hold up] sb

2. (nicht herausgeben)

▪ etw \zurückhalten to withhold sth

3. (abhalten)

▪ 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

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1)

jemanden zurückhalten — hold somebody back

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)

jemanden zurückhalten — stop somebody

jemanden von etwas zurückhalten — keep somebody from something
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself

2) (nicht aktiv werden)

sich in einer Diskussion zurückhalten — keep in the background in a discussion

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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

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1)

jemanden zurückhalten — hold somebody back

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)

jemanden zurückhalten — stop somebody

jemanden von etwas zurückhalten — keep somebody from something
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself

2) (nicht aktiv werden)

sich in einer Diskussion zurückhalten — keep in the background in a discussion

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(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
12 trattenere

( far restare) keep, hold

( far perder tempo) hold up

( frenare) restrain

fiato, respiro hold

lacrime hold back

somma withhold

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trattenere v.tr.

1 ( tenere, far rimanere) to keep*, to detain, to retain: ci trattenne nel suo ufficio per due ore, he kept us in his office for two hours; fu trattenuto a scuola, he was detained at school; il mio lavoro mi tratterrà qui per qualche giorno, my work will detain me here for a few days; mi trattenne a cena, he made me stay for dinner; trattenne per sé due sterline, he kept two pounds for himself; trattenere un documento, una ricevuta, to keep (o to hold) a document, a receipt

2 ( frenare) to hold* back, to keep*, to restrain, to check, to repress: cerca di trattenere la tua collera, try to restrain (o to check) your anger; non potei trattenerlo dall'uscire, I could not keep him from going out; non so cosa mi trattenne dal farlo, I don't know what held me back (o restrained me) from doing it; non so cosa mi trattiene dal darti un schiaffo, I don't know what's keeping me from giving you a slap // trattenere le lacrime, il riso, to restrain one's tears, one's laughter // trattenere il respiro, to hold one's breath

3 ( effettuare una trattenuta su) to deduct, to withhold*, to stop: trattenere le spese di trasporto, to deduct carriage; trattenere lo stipendio a qlcu., to stop s.o.'s salary; trattenere una certa somma dal salario di qlcu., to stop sthg. out of s.o.'s salary; trattenere le imposte da uno stipendio, to withhold taxes from a salary; trattenere alla fonte, to deduct at source; (dir.) trattenere parte di una somma dovuta, to recoup a sum of money

4 ( intrattenere) to entertain: trattieni gli ospiti mentre mi preparo, entertain the guests while I get ready.

◘ trattenersi v.rifl.

1 ( rimanere) to stop, to stay, to remain: mi tratterrò a Roma due giorni, I shall stop in Rome two days; trattieniti ancora un po' con noi, stay with us a little longer; ci siamo trattenuti più a lungo del previsto, we stayed longer than expected

2 ( frenarsi) to restrain oneself, to hold* oneself back: non potè trattenere e scoppiò in lacrime, she could not restrain herself and burst into tears

3 ( fare a meno) to help (doing); to avoid (doing); to keep* oneself: non potei trattenermi dal dirgli tutto, I could not help telling him everything; non poterono trattenere dal ridere quando lo videro, they could not help laughing when they saw him.

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1. [tratte'nere]
vb irreg vt
1) (fermare) to keep back, (in ospedale) to keep, (in carcere) to detain

trattenere qn dal fare qc — to restrain sb o hold sb back from doing sth

trattenere in osservazione — (in ospedale) to keep in for observation

ho cercato di trattenerlo — I tried to hold him back

se non l'avessimo trattenuto l'avrebbe picchiato — if we hadn't held him back he would have hit him

non ti tratterrò a lungo — I won't keep you long

sono stato trattenuto in ufficio — I was delayed at the office

mi hanno trattenuto a pranzo — they had me stay for lunch

2) (lacrime, riso) to hold back, keep back, restrain, (respiro) to hold

prova a trattenere il respiro — try to hold your breath

3) (detrarre) to withhold, keep back, deduct

2. vip (trattenersi)

(fermarsi) to stay, remain

quanto ti trattieni? — how long are you staying?

mi sono trattenuto in ufficio — I stayed on at the office

mi sono trattenuto a cena — I stayed for dinner

3. vr (trattenersi)

(astenersi) to restrain o.s., stop o.s.

trattenersi dal fare qc — to keep o stop o.s. from doing sth

non sono più riuscito a trattenermi — I just couldn't stop myself

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[tratte'nere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (non lasciar andare) to keep* [ persona]

mi ha trattenuto per un'ora con le sue chiacchiere — he kept me chatting for an hour

non voglio trattenerla oltre — I won't delay you any further

non c'è niente che mi trattenga qui — there's nothing to keep me here

2) (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain

la timidezza mi ha trattenuto — shyness held me back

3) (contenere) to hold* back [acqua, folla]; to hold* back, to choke back [ lacrime]; to hold* [fiato, respiro]; to stifle [grido, risata, sbadiglio]; to contain, to suppress [ collera]; to contain [ gioia]; to suppress [tosse, starnuto]

4) (confiscare) to withhold*, to retain [ cauzione]; (prelevare) to deduct [somma, tasse] (su from); (tenere per sé) to keep* [ resto]

trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn. — to stop Ј50 out of sb.'s pay

5) (assorbire) to retain [calore, umidità]; to absorb [luce, odore]
2.
verbo pronominale trattenersi

1) (soggiornare) to remain, to stay; (rimanere più a lungo) to stay behind, to stay on, to stop behind BE

- rsi a cena — to stay for dinner

non posso trattenermi a lungo — I can't stay long

2) (astenersi) to stop oneself; (frenarsi) to check oneself, to contain oneself

- rsi dal fare — to stop o keep oneself from doing

- rsi dal piangere — to try not to cry

non sono riuscito a trattenermi dal ridere — I couldn't help myself laughing

mi sono trattenuto dal dirgli ciò che pensavo — I refrained from telling him what I thought

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trattenere

/tratte'nere/ [93]

I verbo transitivo

1 (non lasciar andare) to keep* [ persona]; mi ha trattenuto per un'ora con le sue chiacchiere he kept me chatting for an hour; non voglio trattenerla oltre I won't delay you any further; non c'è niente che mi trattenga qui there's nothing to keep me here

2 (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain; la timidezza mi ha trattenuto shyness held me back

3 (contenere) to hold* back [acqua, folla]; to hold* back, to choke back [ lacrime]; to hold* [fiato, respiro]; to stifle [grido, risata, sbadiglio]; to contain, to suppress [ collera]; to contain [ gioia]; to suppress [tosse, starnuto]

4 (confiscare) to withhold*, to retain [ cauzione]; (prelevare) to deduct [somma, tasse] (su from); (tenere per sé) to keep* [ resto]; trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn. to stop £50 out of sb.'s pay

5 (assorbire) to retain [calore, umidità]; to absorb [luce, odore]

II trattenersi verbo pronominale

1 (soggiornare) to remain, to stay; (rimanere più a lungo) to stay behind, to stay on, to stop behind BE; - rsi a cena to stay for dinner; non posso trattenermi a lungo I can't stay long

2 (astenersi) to stop oneself; (frenarsi) to check oneself, to contain oneself; - rsi dal fare to stop o keep oneself from doing; - rsi dal piangere to try not to cry; non sono riuscito a trattenermi dal ridere I couldn't help myself laughing; mi sono trattenuto dal dirgli ciò che pensavo I refrained from telling him what I thought.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > trattenere
13 frenare

"to brake;

Abbremsen;

frenar"

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motoring brake

folla, lacrime, risate hold back

entusiasmo, impulso restrain

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frenare v.tr.

1 to brake, to apply the brake (s) to (sthg.): frenare una ruota, to brake (o to apply the brake to) a wheel; frenare l'auto, la bicicletta, to brake the car, the bicycle; frenare la corsa, to slow down

2 (fig.) to restrain, to check, to repress, to curb: frenare le lacrime, to restrain (o fight back) one's tears; frenare la produzione, to curb (o to restrain o to slow down) production; frenare la propria ira, la lingua, to control (o to curb) one's anger, tongue; frenare l'inflazione, to curb inflation; frenare la spirale dei prezzi e dei salari, to hold down the price-wage spiral

◆ v. intr. to put* on the brakes, to brake: l'automobilista frenò improvvisamente, the driver suddenly braked (o jammed on the brakes); l'auto non frena bene, my car doesn't brake.

◘ frenarsi v.rifl. to restrain oneself, to check oneself, to stop oneself: rideva e non riusciva a frenare, he couldn't stop himself from laughing; stavo per dargli una rispostaccia ma poi sono riuscito a frenarmi, I was going to answer him back but I managed to restrain (o check) myself.

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[fre'nare]
1. vt

(veicolo) to slow down, (progresso, avanzata) to hold up, (gioia, evoluzione) to check, (cavallo) to rein in

frenare la lingua — to hold one's tongue

frenare le lacrime — to hold back one's tears

non riusciva a frenare le lacrime — she couldn't hold back her tears

misure per frenare l'inflazione — measures to curb inflation

2. vi

(aus avere) Auto to brake, Sci to slow down

ha frenato per evitare un cane — he braked to avoid a dog

3. vr (frenarsi)

to restrain o.s., stop o.s., control o.s.

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[fre'nare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (fare rallentare) to slow down [auto, paracadute, caduta]

2) (ostacolare) to impede [persona, avanzata]

3) (controllare) to hold* down, to curb, to check [inflazione, prezzi, costi]

4) fig. (trattenere, dominare) to bridle, to rein, to hold* [ emozioni]; to control [risate, lacrime]; to curb [immigrazione, ottimismo, espansione]

frenare la lingua — to bridle one's tongue
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [conducente, auto] to brake, to apply the brakes
3.
verbo pronominale frenarsi to check oneself

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frenare

/fre'nare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (fare rallentare) to slow down [auto, paracadute, caduta]

2 (ostacolare) to impede [persona, avanzata]

3 (controllare) to hold* down, to curb, to check [inflazione, prezzi, costi]

4 fig. (trattenere, dominare) to bridle, to rein, to hold* [ emozioni]; to control [risate, lacrime]; to curb [immigrazione, ottimismo, espansione]; frenare la lingua to bridle one's tongue

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) [conducente, auto] to brake, to apply the brakes

III frenarsi verbo pronominale

to check oneself.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > frenare
14 moderarse

moderarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to control oneself

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VPR

1) [persona] to restrain o.s., control o.s.

prometo moderarme más la próxima vez — I promise to restrain o control myself a bit more next time

iba a decir una grosería, pero me moderaré — I was going to say a rude word but I won't

tuvo que moderarse en sus palabras — he had to tone down his language

hemos tenido que moderarnos un poco en los gastos — we've had to cut down our spending a little

2) [inflación, precio]

se están moderando los precios — prices are being kept in check o being held back

la inflación se moderó relativamente — inflation slowed slightly

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(v.) = hold back on

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.

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(v.) = hold back on

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.

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■moderarse verbo reflexivo to be moderate, control oneself
' moderarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
moderar
English:
moderate

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vpr

to restrain oneself;

moderarse en algo to moderate sth;

moderarse en la bebida to cut down on alcohol

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moderarse

v/r control o.s., restrain o.s.

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vr

1) : to restrain oneself

2) : to diminish, to calm down

Spanish-English dictionary > moderarse
15 aguantarse

pron.v.

1 to restrain oneself, hold oneself, back, sit tight.

2 to keep one's mouth shut. (Latin American)

Tendrá que aguantarse he'll just have to put up with it

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aguantarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back

2 (resignarse) to resign oneself

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to restrain oneself

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VPR

1) (=mantenerse)

estaba tan cansado que ya no me aguantaba de pie — I was so tired I could hardly stand

• aguantarse de algo — to hang onto sth, hang on by sth

me aguanté de una cuerda hasta que llegaron los bomberos — I hung onto a rope o I hung on by a rope until the firefighters came

2) (=contenerse)

¿por qué tenemos que aguantarnos y no responder? — why do we have to keep quiet and not respond?

¿no puedes aguantarte hasta que lleguemos a casa? — can't you hold on until we get home?

• aguantarse de hacer algo — to hold back from doing sth

3) (=conformarse)

no quería ir a la boda, pero me tuve que aguantar — I didn't want to go to the wedding but I had to grin and bear it

¡si no te gusta el helado, ahora te aguantas! — if you don't like the ice cream, that's tough! o you can lump it! *

4) (=soportarse)

cuando me duele la cabeza no me aguanto ni yo — when I have a headache I'm unbearable

no sé cómo te aguantas — you're impossible o insufferable

5) Méx (=callarse) to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut *

¡aguántate! — calm down!

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(v.) = hold + Posesivo + horses

Ex. Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.

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(v.) = hold + Posesivo + horses

Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.

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■aguantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (reprimirse) to keep back
2 (contener las lágrimas) to hold back
3 (resignarse) to resign oneself
' aguantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fastidiarse
- joderse
- aguantar
- chingar
- jorobar
English:
conform
- go without
- grin
- lump
- sit
- tooth

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vpr

1. [contenerse] to restrain oneself, to hold oneself back;

tuve que aguantarme la risa I had to stop myself from laughing o contain my laughter;

aguántate un poco más, que ya llegamos hold on a bit longer, we're nearly there

2. [resignarse]
no quiere aguantarse he refuses to put up with it;

si no les gusta la película, tendrán que aguantarse if they don't like the film they'll just have to put up with it, if they don't like the film, too bad;

no quiero – ¡pues te aguantas! I don't want to – too bad, you'll just have to!

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aguantarse

v/r

1 ( contenerse) keep quiet

2 ( conformarse)

:

me tuve que aguantar I had to put up with it

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vr

1) : to resign oneself

2) : to restrain oneself

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aguantarse vb to put up with it [pt. & pp. put] / to lump it

o te gusta o te aguantas like it or lump it!

si te duele, te aguantas if it hurts, tough!

Spanish-English dictionary > aguantarse
16 ограничавам

limit, restrict, confine (в to)

(разходи и) retrench,cut down

(свобода, възможности и пр.) restrict, restrain, set limits/bounds to

(свободи и) curtail

(война, конфликт) localize

(инфекция) focalize

(пожар) bring under control

(обвързвам) tie (down)

(стеснявам) narrow, specialize

(отбелязвам границите на) set landmarks to. mark out, delimit

ограничавам строго restrict within narrow limits

ограничавам правата на limit/restrict s.o.'s rights

ограничавам разходите limit expenses

ограничавам времето на говорене на оратора give the speaker a time-limit

ограничавам печата muzzle the press

ограничавам желанията си restrict o.s. in o.'s wishes

ограничавам в дадено пространство confine within certain limits

ограничавам се с confine/restrict o.s. (с to)

ограничавамсе no отношение на restrict o.s. in

ограничавам се до същественото confine/restrict o.s. to essentials

ограничавам се до най-необходимото limit o.s. to strict necessities

ограничавам се във всичко stint o.s. in everything

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огранича̀вам,

гл. limit, restrict, confine (в to); ( разходи и пр.) retrench, curb cut down, cut back (on); амер. crimp; ( свобода, възможности и пр.) restrict, restrain, set limits/bounds to; circumscribe; cramp; разг. put/keep the lid on; ( свободи и пр.) curtail; ( война, конфликт) localize; ( инфекция) focalize; ( пожар, епидемия и пр.) contain, bring under control; ( обвързвам) tie (down); ( стеснявам) narrow, specialize; ( мащаба на) downsize; ( отбелязвам границите на) set landmarks to, mark out, delimit; \ограничавам в дадено пространство confine within certain limits; \ограничавам времето на говорене на оратора give the speaker a time-limit; \ограничавам пресата muzzle the press; \ограничавам строго restrict within narrow limits;

\ограничавам се confine/restrict o.s. (с to); \ограничавам се във всичко stint o.s. in everything; \ограничавам се до най- необходимото limit o.s. to strict necessities.

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restrict: He ограничавамs their rights. - Той ограничава правата им.; limit: I ограничавам myself to the most necessary clothes - Ограничавам се с най -необходимите дрехи; abridge; immure{i`myux}; localize (за пространство); pinch{pintS}; qualify; reduce (намалявам); repress (подтискам); restrain; terminate; trammel{`trEmxl}

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1. (война, конфликт) localize 2. (инфекция) focalize 3. (обвързвам) tie (down) 4. (отбелязвам границите на) set landmarks to. mark out, delimit 5. (пожар) bring under control 6. (разходи и) retrench,cut down 7. (свобода, възможности и up.) restrict, restrain, set limits/bounds to 8. (свободи и) curtail 9. (стеснявам) narrow, specialize 10. limit, restrict, confine (в to) 11. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ в дадено пространство confine within certain limits 12. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ времето на говорене на оратора give the speaker a time-limit 13. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ желанията си restrict o.s. in o.'s wishes 14. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ печата muzzle the press 15. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ правата на limit/restrict s.o.'s rights 16. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ разходите limit expenses 17. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ се във всичко stint o.s. in everything 18. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ се до най-необходимото limit o.s. to strict necessities 19. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ се до същественото confine/restrict o.s. to essentials 20. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ се с confine/restrict o.s. (c to) 21. ОГРАНИЧАВАМ строго restrict within narrow limits 22. ОГРАНИЧАВАМce no отношение на restrict o.s. in

Български-английски речник > ограничавам
17 reprimō

reprimō pressī, pressus, ere [re-+premo], to press back, keep back, check, curb, restrain, hem in: si lacus repressus esset: retro pedem cum voce, V.: represso iam Lucterio et remoto, driven back, Cs.—Fig., to check, curb, restrain, limit, confine, repress: furorem: memoria repressa vetustate, suppressed: impetūs hostium repressos esse intellegunt: iis spiritūs, N.: animi incitationem, Cs.: itinera: hostium fugam, Cs.: iracundiam, T.: illius conatūs: gemitum, O.: famam: impetum: alqm, T.: a supplicio tuo se, refrain: me in ipso cursu orationis: me reprimam, ne, etc., will control myself, T.
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reprimere, repressi, repressus V

press back, repress; check, prevent, restrain

Latin-English dictionary > reprimō
18 tenere

1. v/t hold

(conservare, mantenere) keep

( gestire) run

spazio take up

conferenza give

tenere d'occhio keep an eye on, watch

2. v/i hold (on)

tenere a ( dare importanza a) care about

sports support

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tenere v.tr.

1 to hold* (anche fig.); ( mantenere, conservare) to keep* (anche fig.): tenere in mano qlco., to hold sthg. in one's hands; tenere in braccio un bambino, to hold a baby in one's arms; tenere le mani in tasca, to keep one's hands in one's pocket; tenere un cibo in caldo, to keep food hot; tenere la lingua a posto, to hold one's tongue; tenere la finestra aperta, to keep the window open; ho tenuto in, a casa il bambino, I have kept the child in; ci ha tenuto in piedi per due ore, he kept us standing for two hours; tenere in vita qlcu., to keep s.o. alive; tenere insieme, to hold together; due colonne tengono su il soffitto, two pillars hold up the ceiling; tenere su il morale a qlcu., to bolster s.o.'s morale; tenere su la testa, to hold one's head up; posso tenere i guanti?, may I keep my gloves on?; tiene le chiavi della macchina sulla scrivania, he keeps the car keys on his desk; tenere stretto qlco., to hold on tightly to sthg. // tientelo per te, keep it under your hat // tenere buono qlcu., to keep s.o. quiet; è un bambino così vivace che non so come tenerlo, this child is so lively that I don't know how to keep him under control // tenere qlcu. informato, al corrente di qlco., to keep s.o. informed (o to let s.o. know) about sthg.; tenere qlcu. all'oscuro di qlco., to keep s.o. in the dark about sthg.; tenere qlco. nascosto a qlcu., to keep sthg. from s.o. // tenere presente qlco., to bear sthg. in mind: tieni presente che..., bear in mind that... // tenere a mente qlco., to keep sthg. in mind // tenere in ordine, to keep in order; tenere a posto, to keep tidy; tenere da conto qlco., to treat sthg. with care // tenere il posto a qlcu., to keep a seat for s.o., ( di lavoro) to keep a job (open) for s.o. // tenere le parti di qlcu., to side with s.o. // tenere una promessa, to keep a promise // tenere il diario, to keep one's diary // (aut.): tenere la destra, la sinistra, to keep to the right, to the left; una macchina che tiene bene la strada, a car that holds the road well // (comm.): nel nostro negozio non teniamo questa merce, we don't keep these goods in our shop; tenere merci in magazzino, to stock goods; tenere la cassa, to be in charge of the cash; tenere i conti, la contabilità, to keep accounts, the books; tenere il resto, to keep the change; tenere alti, bassi i prezzi, to keep prices up, down; tenere a bada i creditori, (amer.) to stall off creditors // tenere a cresima un bambino, to act as godparent to a child

2 ( prendere) to take*: tieni questo libro, take this book

3 ( avere) to keep*, to have: tenere una cameriera, to keep (o to have) a maid // tengo famiglia, (dial.) I've got a family to support

4 ( gestire) to keep*, to run*, to manage: tenere un negozio, to keep a shop; tenere un'azienda, una scuola, to run a business, a school // tenere una carica pubblica, to hold a public office

5 ( occupare) to take* up: tennero il forte per due mesi, they held the fort for two months; questa scrivania tiene troppo posto, this desk takes up too much room

6 ( trattenere) to keep*, to hold*: l'influenza l'ha tenuto a letto un paio di giorni, the flu kept him in bed for a couple of days; i vigili tenevano indietro la gente, the policemen were keeping (o holding) back people; tenere qlcu. per il braccio, to hold s.o. by the arm; tenere le lacrime, to restrain one's tears; tenere il fiato, to hold one's breath // tenersi la pancia dal ridere, (fam.) to hold one's sides with laughter

7 ( contenere) to hold*, to contain: questa bottiglia tiene un litro, this bottle holds (o contains) a litre

8 ( considerare) to consider, to regard, to hold*: tenere caro qlco., to hold sthg. dear; tenere per certo, to take (o to accept) as given; l'ho sempre tenuto per un buon ragazzo, (non com.) I have always considered him to be (o regarded him as) a good boy; tenere una notizia per vera, to take news as true // tientelo per detto, take the lesson to heart

9 ( organizzare) to hold*; ( fare) to deliver: tenere una riunione, to hold a meeting; tenere un discorso, to deliver a speech; tenere una lezione, to give a lesson

10 ( liquido, gas, non lasciarlo passare) to hold*: barile che tiene l'acqua, barrel that holds water (o that is watertight); questa stoffa tiene l'acqua, this material is waterproof

◆ v. intr.

1 ( non perdere) to be watertight: il serbatoio non tiene bene, the tank isn't watertight; il rubinetto non tiene, the tap leaks

2 ( resistere) to hold*: questa corda non terrà a lungo, this rope will not hold long; tieni duro, non cedere, hold on, don't give in // non c'è scusa che tenga, (fam.) there is no excuse for it // tenere dietro a qlcu., ( seguirlo) to follow s.o.

3 ( dare importanza) to care; ( desiderare) to like: tenere alle apparenze, to attach great importance to appearances; terrei molto a incontrarlo, I would like very much to meet him; tiene molto ai suoi titoli, he is very proud of his titles; non ci tengo, I don't care (for it)

4 ( parteggiare) to support (s.o.): tenere per una squadra di calcio, to support a football team; tenere dalla parte dei contribuenti, to support (o to side with) taxpayers

5 ( assomigliare) (non com.) to take* after (s.o.): tenere dal padre, dalla madre, to take after one's father, one's mother.

◘ tenersi v.rifl.

1 to keep* (oneself), to hold* (oneself); to stand*: tieniti alla ringhiera, hold on to the banister; tienti fermo, hold (o keep) still; tienti fuori dalle loro discussioni, keep out of their discussions; tienti lontano da questi luoghi, keep away from these places // egli si tenne sulle sue, he was rather reserved (o stiff) // tenere in contatto con qlcu., to keep in touch with s.o. // tenere in esercizio, to keep one's hand in // tenere indietro, to stand back; tenere in piedi, to keep on one's feet; tenere a destra, to keep to the right; tenere pronto, to keep ready

2 ( considerarsi) to hold* oneself, to consider oneself: non mi tengo responsabile di ciò, I do not hold myself responsible for it

3 ( trattenersi) to help (doing): non posso tenermi dal pensarci, I cannot help thinking of it

4 ( attenersi) to stick*, to follow (sthg.): tienti alle sue istruzioni, follow his instructions; tienti al testo, stick to the text; tenere ai fatti, to stick to the facts.

* * *

1. [te'nere]
vb irreg vt
1) (reggere: in mano) to hold, (in posizione) to hold, keep, (in una condizione) to keep

tieni! — here!

tieni, usa il mio — here, use mine

tieni, questo è per te — here, this is for you

non mi serve, puoi tenerlo — I don't need it, you can keep it

tenere qn per mano — to hold sb by the hand

tenere in braccio un bambino — to hold a baby

tenere una pentola per il manico — to hold a pan by the handle

tiene la racchetta con la sinistra — he holds the racket with his left hand

tieni la porta aperta — hold the door open

tengono sempre la porta aperta — they always keep their door open

tiene sempre la camicia sbottonata — he always has his shirt unbuttoned

tenere le mani in tasca — to keep one's hands in one's pockets

tieni gli occhi chiusi — keep your eyes shut o closed

un cappotto che tiene caldo — a warm coat

tiene la casa molto bene — her house is always tidy

tenere presente qc — to bear sth in mind

tenere la rotta Naut — to keep o stay on course

il nemico teneva la città — the enemy had the city under its control o held the city

tenere la destra/la sinistra Auto — to keep to the right/the left

2) (dare: conferenza, lezione) to give, (organizzare: riunione, assemblea) to hold

3) (occupare: spazio) to take up, occupy

tenere il posto a qn — to keep sb's seat

mi tieni il posto? torno subito — will you keep my seat for me? I'll be right back

4) (contenere: sogg: recipiente) to hold

5)

(resistere a) tenere il mare Naut — to be seaworthy

tenere la strada Auto — to hold the road

6)

(considerare) tenere conto di qn/qc — to take sb/sth into account o consideration

tenere in gran conto o considerazione qn — to have a high regard for sb, think highly of sb

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (resistere) to hold out, last, (chiusura, nodo) to hold

tiene quella scatola? — is that box strong enough?

questa vite non tiene — this screw is loose

non ci sono scuse che tengano — I'll take no excuses

tenere duro — (resistere) to stand firm, hold out

2)

(parteggiare) tenere per qn/qc — to support sb/sth

io tengo per lui — I am on his side

3)

tenere a — (reputazione, persona, vestiario) to attach great importance to

tiene molto all'educazione — he is a great believer in education

4)

(dare importanza) tenere a, tenerci a — to care about, attach great importance to

tenere a fare — to want to do, be keen to do

ci tengo ad ottenere la presidenza — it's important for me to become chairman

ci tenevo ad andare — I was keen on going, I was keen to go

ci tiene che lo sappia — he wants him to know

non ci tengo — I don't care about it, it's not that important to me

se ci tieni proprio! — if you really want!

3. vr (tenersi)

1) (reggersi)

tenersi a qn/qc — to hold onto sb/sth

tieniti al corrimano — hold onto the rail

tieniti forte! — hold on tight!

tenersi per mano — (uso reciproco) to hold hands

si tenevano per mano — they were holding hands

tenersi in piedi — to stay on one's feet

non si teneva più dal ridere fig — he couldn't help laughing, he couldn't keep from laughing

2) (mantenersi) to keep, be

tenersi pronto (a fare qc) — to be ready (to do sth)

tieniti pronta per le cinque — be ready by five

tenersi vicino al/lontano dal muro — to keep close to/away from the wall

tenersi sulla corsia di destra — to stay in the right-hand lane

tenersi a destra/sinistra — to keep right/left

3) (attenersi)

tenersi a — to comply with, stick to

* * *
[te'nere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (stringere, reggere) to hold* [oggetto, persona, animale]

tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand

tenere qcn. per mano — to hold sb.'s hand

tenere qcn. per — to hold sb. by [manica, braccio]

tenere qcs. per — to hold sth. by [manico, impugnatura]

puoi tenermi la borsa? — can you hold my bag for me?

tienimi la scala! — keep o hold the ladder steady (for me)!

2) (mantenere) to keep* to [ traiettoria]; to keep* [ segreto]; mus. to hold* [ nota]; mus. to keep* [ritmo, tempo]

tenere le mani in alto — to hold one's hands up (in the air)

tenere gli occhi aperti, bassi — to keep one's eyes open, lowered

tenere qcn. occupato — to keep sb. busy

tenere qcn. prigioniero — to hold sb. prisoner

tenere qcs. segreto — to keep sth. secret

3) (conservare) to keep*

tenere i cibi al fresco — to keep food in a cool place

ha tenuto tutte le tue lettere — he kept all of your letters

dove tieni il vino? — where do you keep your wine?

tenere bene, male i libri — to keep one's books well, badly, to keep one's books in good, bad condition

mi hai tenuto il giornale di ieri? — did you keep o save yesterday's newspaper for me?

4) (badare a)

mi tieni il gatto mentre sono via? — can you take care of my cat while I'm away?

5) (prendere per sé) to keep*

tienilo per ricordo — keep it as a memento

queste osservazioni tienile per te — keep these remarks to yourself

tieni! è per te — here (you are)! it's for you

6) comm. (trattare, vendere) to carry [articolo, prodotto]

7) (trattenere) to hold* back, to control, to restrain [ lacrime]

8) (seguire)

tenere la sinistra, la destra — to keep (to the) left, right

tenere la rotta — to hold o steer the route

tenere la strada — aut. to hold the road

9) (contenere) to hold*

la sala tiene 300 persone — the room holds 300 people

quanto tiene il serbatoio? — what does the tank hold?

10) (occupare) [ oggetto] to take* up [spazio, posto]; mil. to hold* [territorio, ponte, città]

11) (gestire) to keep* [bar, boutique, casa, contabilità]; (avere) to keep* [cane, gatto, diario]

12) (effettuare) to hold* [incontro, corso, lezioni, assemblea]; to give* [discorso, conferenza]

13) (avere un comportamento)

tenere una condotta discutibile — to behave questionably

14) (alle proprie dipendenze) to keep* [baby-sitter, cuoco]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (reggere) [chiodo, corda, mensola] to hold*; [colla, cerotto] to hold*, to stick*

2) (durare) [ tempo] to hold*; [ matrimonio] to last, to hold* together

3) (tifare)

per che squadra tieni? — what's your team? what team do you root for o support?

tenere per — to be a supporter of, to support

4) (dare molta importanza)

tenere a — to care for o about [ persona]; to be fond of [ oggetto]; to value [libertà, reputazione, indipendenza, vita]

tengo molto a lui — I care a lot about him

5) tenerci (volere fortemente)

ci tengo molto — it's really important for me

se ci tenete — if you like

ci tengo a mantenermi in forma — I like to keep fit

ci tengo ad avervi a cena — you really must come to dinner

mia moglie vuole andarci, ma io non ci tengo — my wife wants to go but I'm not keen on it
3.
verbo pronominale tenersi

1) (reggersi) [ persona] to hold* [testa, pancia, braccio]

- rsi la testa tra le mani — to hold one's head in one's hands

- rsi per mano — to hold hands

- rsi a braccetto — to be arm in arm

- rsi in piedi — to stand (on one's feet)

2) (aggrapparsi) to hold* on, to cling* on (a onto, to)

tenetevi (forte) — hold on (tight)

3) (mantenersi)

- rsi lontano da — to keep away from

- rsi sulla destra — to keep (to the) right

4) (prendere per sé)

-rsi qcs. — to keep sth.

tientelo per te — keep it for yourself

5) (trattenersi)

- rsi dal fare — to hold back from doing, to keep oneself from doing

6) (avere luogo) [manifestazione, riunione] to be* held, to take* place

••

non c'è scusa che tenga — there can be no possible excuse

* * *

tenere

/te'nere/ [93]⇒ 20

I verbo transitivo

1 (stringere, reggere) to hold* [oggetto, persona, animale]; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenere qcn. per mano to hold sb.'s hand; tenere qcn. per to hold sb. by [manica, braccio]; tenere qcs. per to hold sth. by [manico, impugnatura]; puoi tenermi la borsa? can you hold my bag for me? tienimi la scala! keep o hold the ladder steady (for me)!

2 (mantenere) to keep* to [ traiettoria]; to keep* [ segreto]; mus. to hold* [ nota]; mus. to keep* [ritmo, tempo]; tenere le mani in alto to hold one's hands up (in the air); tenere gli occhi aperti, bassi to keep one's eyes open, lowered; tenere qcn. occupato to keep sb. busy; tenere qcn. prigioniero to hold sb. prisoner; tenere qcs. segreto to keep sth. secret

3 (conservare) to keep*; tenere i cibi al fresco to keep food in a cool place; ha tenuto tutte le tue lettere he kept all of your letters; dove tieni il vino? where do you keep your wine? tenere bene, male i libri to keep one's books well, badly, to keep one's books in good, bad condition; mi hai tenuto il giornale di ieri? did you keep o save yesterday's newspaper for me?

4 (badare a) mi tieni il gatto mentre sono via? can you take care of my cat while I'm away?

5 (prendere per sé) to keep*; tienilo per ricordo keep it as a memento; queste osservazioni tienile per te keep these remarks to yourself; tieni! è per te here (you are)! it's for you

6 comm. (trattare, vendere) to carry [articolo, prodotto]

7 (trattenere) to hold* back, to control, to restrain [ lacrime]

8 (seguire) tenere la sinistra, la destra to keep (to the) left, right; tenere la rotta to hold o steer the route; tenere la strada aut. to hold the road

9 (contenere) to hold*; la sala tiene 300 persone the room holds 300 people; quanto tiene il serbatoio? what does the tank hold?

10 (occupare) [ oggetto] to take* up [spazio, posto]; mil. to hold* [territorio, ponte, città]

11 (gestire) to keep* [bar, boutique, casa, contabilità]; (avere) to keep* [cane, gatto, diario]

12 (effettuare) to hold* [incontro, corso, lezioni, assemblea]; to give* [discorso, conferenza]

13 (avere un comportamento) tenere una condotta discutibile to behave questionably

14 (alle proprie dipendenze) to keep* [baby-sitter, cuoco]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (reggere) [chiodo, corda, mensola] to hold*; [colla, cerotto] to hold*, to stick*

2 (durare) [ tempo] to hold*; [ matrimonio] to last, to hold* together

3 (tifare) per che squadra tieni? what's your team? what team do you root for o support? tenere per to be a supporter of, to support

4 (dare molta importanza) tenere a to care for o about [ persona]; to be fond of [ oggetto]; to value [libertà, reputazione, indipendenza, vita]; tengo molto a lui I care a lot about him

5 tenerci (volere fortemente) ci tengo molto it's really important for me; se ci tenete if you like; ci tengo a mantenermi in forma I like to keep fit; ci tengo ad avervi a cena you really must come to dinner; mia moglie vuole andarci, ma io non ci tengo my wife wants to go but I'm not keen on it

III tenersi verbo pronominale

1 (reggersi) [ persona] to hold* [testa, pancia, braccio]; - rsi la testa tra le mani to hold one's head in one's hands; - rsi per mano to hold hands; - rsi a braccetto to be arm in arm; - rsi in piedi to stand (on one's feet)

2 (aggrapparsi) to hold* on, to cling* on (a onto, to); tenetevi (forte) hold on (tight)

3 (mantenersi) - rsi lontano da to keep away from; - rsi sulla destra to keep (to the) right

4 (prendere per sé) -rsi qcs. to keep sth.; tientelo per te keep it for yourself

5 (trattenersi) - rsi dal fare to hold back from doing, to keep oneself from doing

6 (avere luogo) [manifestazione, riunione] to be* held, to take* place

IDIOMS

non c'è scusa che tenga there can be no possible excuse.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tenere
19 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
20 trattenere

1. [tratte'nere]
vb irreg vt
1) (fermare) to keep back, (in ospedale) to keep, (in carcere) to detain

trattenere qn dal fare qc — to restrain sb o hold sb back from doing sth

trattenere in osservazione — (in ospedale) to keep in for observation

ho cercato di trattenerlo — I tried to hold him back

se non l'avessimo trattenuto l'avrebbe picchiato — if we hadn't held him back he would have hit him

non ti tratterrò a lungo — I won't keep you long

sono stato trattenuto in ufficio — I was delayed at the office

mi hanno trattenuto a pranzo — they had me stay for lunch

2) (lacrime, riso) to hold back, keep back, restrain, (respiro) to hold

prova a trattenere il respiro — try to hold your breath

3) (detrarre) to withhold, keep back, deduct

2. vip (trattenersi)

(fermarsi) to stay, remain

quanto ti trattieni? — how long are you staying?

mi sono trattenuto in ufficio — I stayed on at the office

mi sono trattenuto a cena — I stayed for dinner

3. vr (trattenersi)

(astenersi) to restrain o.s., stop o.s.

trattenersi dal fare qc — to keep o stop o.s. from doing sth

non sono più riuscito a trattenermi — I just couldn't stop myself

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > trattenere

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