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1 restrain
restrain [rɪ'streɪn](a) (hold back, prevent) retenir, empêcher;∎ restrain him from spending so much money empêchez-le de dépenser tant d'argent;∎ I couldn't restrain myself from making a remark je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de faire une remarque;∎ I had to restrain an impulse to laugh out loud il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire tout haut(b) (overpower, bring under control → person) maîtriser;∎ it took four policemen to restrain him il a fallu quatre policiers pour le maîtriser;∎ he had to be forcibly restrained il a fallu le retenir de force(c) (repress → emotion, anger, laughter) contenir, réprimer(d) (imprison) interner, emprisonner -
2 restrain
rə'strein(to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) holde tilbake, beherske (seg)verb \/rɪˈstreɪn\/1) hindre2) holde tilbake, legge bånd på, tøyle3) innskrenke, begrense4) (om fanger, pasienter e.l.) sikre, sperre innerestrain oneself beherske seg, styre seg, legge bånd på seg -
3 restrain
rə'strein(to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) refrenar(se), contenerserestrain vb contenertr[rɪ'streɪn]1 contener\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto restrain oneself from doing something contenerse para no hacer algoto restrain somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algorestrain [ri'streɪn] vt1) : refrenar, contener2)to restrain oneself : contenersev.• aprisionar v.• coartar v.• coercer v.• cohibir v.• contener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• embargar v.• encerrar v.• enfrenar v.• estrechar v.• frenar v.• moderar v.• morigerar v.• refrenar v.• restringir v.rɪ'streɪn
1.
transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenarto restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio
2.
v reflto restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse
[rɪs'treɪn]VT1) (=hold back) refrenar; (=repress) reprimir; (=dissuade) disuadir; (=prevent) impedir; (=inhibit) cohibirto restrain sb from doing sth — (=dissuade) disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (=physically prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo
2) (=contain) contener; (=confine) encerrarto restrain o.s. — contenerse
to restrain o.s. from doing sth — dominarse para que no haga algo
but I restrained myself — pero me contuve, pero me dominé
please restrain yourself! — ¡por favor, cálmese!
* * *[rɪ'streɪn]
1.
transitive verb \<\<prisoner/dog\>\> contener*; \<\<desire/anger\>\> dominar, contener*, refrenarto restrain somebody FROM -ing: an order restraining the company from building on the site — una orden judicial que prohíbe a la compañía construir en el predio
2.
v reflto restrain oneself — contenerse*, refrenarse
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4 contenerse
1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself* * ** * *VPR (=controlarse) to control o.s., restrain o.s.me contuve para no llorar — I controlled o restrained myself so as not to cry
* * *(v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + ReflexivoEx. I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.* * *(v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + ReflexivoEx: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex: She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.* * *
■contenerse verbo reflexivo to hold (oneself) back: no me puedo contener, ¡tengo que llamarle! I can't hold back - I have to call him!
' contenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstenerse
- tenerse
- aguantar
- contener
English:
blurt out
- contain
- hold
- restrain
* * *vprto restrain oneself, to hold oneself back;estuve a punto de insultarlo, pero conseguí contenerme I was about to insult him, but I managed to restrain myself* * *v/r control o.s.* * *vr: to restrain oneself -
5 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;II.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.—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,
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6 утерпеть
совер.;
без доп. restrain oneself;
(с отрицанием) keep (from doing smth.), help (doing smth.) трудно утерпеть ≈ it is hard to restrain oneself он не утерпел, чтобы не сказать ≈ he couldn't help sayingутерпе|ть - сов. stop one self, hold* out;
restrain one self;
я едва ~л, чтобы не рассмеяться I could hardly restrain myself from laughing;
трудно ~! how could one resist?Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > утерпеть
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7 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 fourII v/refl2. 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.)* * *to inclose; to contain; to hold; to include; to embody; to comprise;sich enthaltento eschew; to abstain; to forbear; to refrain* * *ent|hạl|ten [ɛnt'haltn] ptp entha\#lten irreg1. vtto contain2. vr1) (geh)sich nicht enthalten können, etw zu tun — to be unable to refrain from doing sth
2)* * *1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) contain2) (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* * *ent·hal·ten *I. vt▪ etw \enthalten1. (in sich haben) to contain sth2. (umfassen) to include sthII. vr* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb contain2.sich einer Sache (Gen.) enthalten — abstain from something
IIsich jeder Meinung/Äußerung enthalten — refrain from giving any opinion/making any comment
in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein — be contained in something
* * *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 fourB. v/r1. POL:sich (der Stimme) enthalten abstain (from voting)2. geh:* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb contain2.sich einer Sache (Gen.) enthalten — abstain from something
IIsich jeder Meinung/Äußerung enthalten — refrain from giving any opinion/making any comment
in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein — be contained in something
* * *adj.covered adj. v.to contain v.to enclose v.to hold v.(§ p.,p.p.: held)to inclose v.to include v. -
8 Schach
n; -s, kein Pl.1. chess2. 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 myself3. Schachspiel* * *das Schach(Schachbieten) check;(Spiel) chess* * *Schạch [ʃax]nt -s, no plchess; (= Stellung im Spiel) checkjdm 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
* * *(in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) check* * *<-s>[ʃax]eine Partie \Schach a game of chess\Schach und matt! checkmate!, [check and] mate famjdm \Schach bieten to put sb in check, to check sb\Schach spielen to play chessim \Schach stehen [o sein] to be in checkjdm/etw \Schach bieten (fig geh) to thwart [or foil] sb/sthjdn mit einer Schusswaffe in \Schach halten to cover sb [or keep sb covered] [with a firearm]* * *das; Schachs, Schachs1) o. Pl. (Spiel) chess2) (Stellung) checkjemanden/etwas in Schach halten — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody/something in check; s. auch matt 1. 5)
* * *1. chess2. 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* * *das; Schachs, Schachs1) o. Pl. (Spiel) chess2) (Stellung) checkjemanden/etwas in Schach halten — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody/something in check; s. auch matt 1. 5)
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9 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.:b.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.—Of places, to bound, limit, enclose (very rare in act.):2.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.—Trop.:B.omnes artes quasi cognatione quādam inter se continentur,
hang together, Cic. Arch. 1, 2.—Far more freq. in all periods and species of composition.,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.:b.(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.—Trop.:2.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.—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.:b.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.—Trop., to hold back, detain, repress, hold in check, curb, check, stay, stop, tame, subdue, etc. (syn. cohibeo):3.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.—With the access. idea of containing, to comprise, contain, involve, comprehend something in itself (syn. complector):b.(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.,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.:II.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.—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):1.per hortum utroque commeatus continet,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 43.—Hence,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.:b.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.—Trop., in time, following, next:2.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.—Holding together, cohering in itself, connected, continuous, uninterrupted.a.Prop.:b.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.—Trop., in time, continual, consecutive, uninterrupted:B.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.—(Acc. to I. B. 2. b.) That restrains his passions, continent, moderate, temperate, enkratês (rare, but in good prose):C.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.—(Acc. to I. B. 3.) In rhet., subst.: contĭnens, entis, n., that on which something rests or depends, the chief point, hinge:1.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.(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:2.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.—(Acc. to B.) Temperately, moderately (rare):2.vivere,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106; in sup.:vivere,
Aug. Ep. 199; id. Conf. 6, 12.—Hence also,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:(β).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.—Absol.:(γ).cum ipsum audires sine comparatione, non modo contentus esses, sed melius non quaereres,
Cic. Brut. 35, 134; so comp., Plaut. Poen. 2, 15.—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. -
10 teneo
tĕnĕo, tĕnŭi, tentum, 2 ( perf. subj. tetinerim, Pac. ap. Non. 178, 15:I. A.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].Lit.1.In gen.: Eu. Porrige bracchium, prehende: jam tenes? Cha. Teneo. Eu. Tene, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 42; cf.2.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. —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.:b.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. —With the accessory idea of firmness, persistence, to hold fast, occupy; to watch, guard, defend; to maintain, retain a thing:c.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.—With the accessory idea of reaching the object aimed at, to reach, attain a place:d.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.—With the accessory idea of movement impeded, to hold fast, hold back, hinder, restrain, detain, check, control, stay, etc.:(β).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. —Esp.: se tenere, to keep back, remain, stay:B.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.—Trop.1.In gen., to hold, contain in the mind, to conceive, comprehend, know (syn.:2.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.—In partic.a.To have possession of, have the mastery of, to control any thing:b.cum rem publicam opes paucorum non virtutes tenere coeperunt,
Cic. Rep. 1, 34, 51.—To hold fast, guard, preserve, uphold, keep, insist (syn. servo):c.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.—To hold fast, maintain, support, defend, uphold, insist:d.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.—Of memory:e.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.—To reach an object striven after, to gain, acquire, obtain, attain (syn. assequor):f.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.—To hold, hold back, repress, restrain, bind, fetter, etc. (syn.:g.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.—Of laws, etc., to bind, hold, obligate, be binding on, control, etc.:h.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. —Of dispositions, desires, etc., to possess, occupy, control:k.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. —To take in, comprise, comprehend, include:II.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.Neutr. (freq. after the Aug. per.; perh. not in Cic.).A.Lit.1.To hold a position anywhere, maintain one ' s self:2.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.—For cursum tenere, to hold or take one ' s way, to sail, steer in any direction:B.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.—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. -
11 much
comparative of; see moremuch adj pron muchodid it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lottr[mʌʧ]1 mucho,-a■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?1 mucho■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo1 mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-ait is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...much as (although) por mucho que + subjto be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos igualesnot to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy biennot to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algothat's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decirto make much of something dar mucha importancia a algoto not be up to much no valer gran cosawithout so much as sin siquieraI'm much happier: estoy mucho más contentashe talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yoit has much validity: tiene mucha valideztoo much time: demasiado tiempomuch pron: mucho, -chaI don't need much: no necesito muchoadj.• asaz adj.• mucho, -a adj.adv.• casi adv.• con mucho adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• más o menos adv.n.• mucho s.m.pron.• mucho pron.
I mʌtʃadjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
II
pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately)[mʌtʃ]1.ADJ muchothere isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
•
I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú•
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?•
so much tea — tanto té•
very much — muchowe haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
•
without much money — sin mucho dinero2. ADV1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muyit doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho
I much regret that... — siento mucho que...
he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo
•
much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho irmuch as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho
much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...
much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada
•
however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce•
I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre•
not much — no mucho•
thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido•
much though I like him — por mucho que él me gustemuch though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...
he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison
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much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía•
he talks too much — habla demasiado•
very much — mucho2) (=by far) con mucho3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi3.PRON muchobut much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer
•
you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ellait can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
•
that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!•
there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro•
how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho
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she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho•
to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo•
much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdadI'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música
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we spent so much — gastamos tanto•
that's too much — eso es demasiado* * *
I [mʌtʃ]adjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
II
pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
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12 it is as much as somebody can do to ...
it is as much as somebody can do to...apenas..., a duras penas...English-spanish dictionary > it is as much as somebody can do to ...
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13 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! -
14 opportunistic
[ˌɔpətjuː'nɪstɪk]прил.; = opportunist1)а) меркантильный; приспособленческий, беспринципныйб) эк. оппортунистический (ищущий выгоды любой ценой; стремящийся достичь преимуществ в отношении партнёра, переложить на него большую часть затрат)в) полит. оппортунистический, соглашательский ( первоначально и преимущественно в марксизме)The prisoner's dilemma will induce people to behave in opportunistic ways. — Ситуация "дилеммы заключённых" побуждает людей к соглашательству.
•Syn:2)а) гибкий, предприимчивый; приспосабливающийся, умеющий находить альтернативные решенияOur efforts are very opportunistic. — Мы действуем по обстановке.
Let your test strategy be opportunistic. — Пусть ваша испытательная стратегия будет ситуативно-обусловленной.
Why should I restrain myself from opportunistic behaviour? — Почему я не должен стремиться воспользоваться благоприятными условиями?
We have to keep in mind that we will beat them if we are opportunistic, ambitious and aggressive. — Нам следует постоянно помнить, что мы сможем одолеть их, если будем гибкими, амбициозными и напористыми.
Syn:б) случайный, незапланированныйopportunistic criminal — преступник, совершивший незапланированное преступление, воспользовавшись предоставившейся возможностью
3) биол. приспосабливающийся; оппортунистическийCrabs are using an opportunistic foraging strategy, they are opportunistic feeders. — Крабы придерживаются оппортунистической стратегии питания, они всеядны.
Evolution is an opportunistic principle, only a very small percentage of changes does actually lead to improvements. Most reduce the fitness. — Эволюция основана на принципе приспосабливаемости - только очень маленький процент изменений действительно ведёт к улучшению организмов. Большинство (изменений) уменьшает их выживаемость.
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15 κοσμέω
A order, arrange, esp. set an army in array, marshal it, Il.14.379; :—[voice] Pass., ; 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
; ;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 ,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., (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
; d, cf. S.Ph. 1064, Th.6.41, etc.2 metaph., adorn, embellish, ; 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
; ;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
.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
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16 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.) repressсдържам сълзите си keep/hold/force back o.'s tearsсдържам думата/обещанието си keep o.'s word/promise, be as good as o.'s wordне ме сдържа be fidgety, have the fidgetsне ме сдържа на едно място be a rolling stonekeep o.'s temper, разг. hold o.s. inсдържам се да не се засмея keep o.'s countenance, keep a straight faceтой не можете да се сдържи от радост he couldn't contain himself for joyне можах да се сдържа I lost my temper, I couldn't contain myselfне се сдържам (и казвам нещо) let o.'s tongue run away with one* * *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.* * *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)* * *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 -
17 contener
v.1 to contain.¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.2 to restrain, to hold back.tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographerno pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/cryingPedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.* * *1 (incluir) to contain, hold2 (detener) to hold back, restrain3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself* * *verb1) to contain2) hold•* * *1. VT1) (=incluir) to containno 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 down3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (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 contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (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 contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *contener11 = 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.contener22 = 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: 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.* * *vtA «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to containla carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations[ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolinB (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹invasión/revuelta› to containla policía intentaba contener a la gente the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowddejó estallar aquella furia contenida he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage( refl) to contain oneselfno me pude contener y me eché a llorar I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tearstuve que contenerme para no insultarlo it was all I could do not to insult him, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him* * *
contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!
' contener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantarse
- albergar
- contenerse
- dominar
- frenar
- incluir
- resistir
- respiración
- tener
- aguantar
- comprender
English:
accommodate
- breath
- check
- choke back
- contain
- curb
- dam up
- face
- hold
- hold back
- repress
- restrain
- stem
- straight
- suppress
- fight
- keep
- stifle
* * *♦ vt1. [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 CFCs2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;[respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer* * *v/t1 contain2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back* * *contener {80} vt1) : to contain, to hold2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back* * *contener vb1. (tener) to contain -
18 zurückhalten
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (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 stupid2. (Informationen, Manuskript etc.) keep back, withhold3. (unterdrücken) suppress; (Gefühle) auch restrain; (Orgasmus, Tränen) hold back; sein Wasser / den Stuhl zurückhalten geh. retain one’s water / stoolII v/refl1. (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 loud2. gegenüber anderen: be reserved; (sich zurückziehen) keep (o.s.) to o.s.; (nicht aktiv werden) not get involved, take a back seat (in + Dat oder bei in); Kaufinteressent: not commit o.s.III v/i: zurückhalten mit Gefühlsäußerungen: hide; mit Meinung, Urteil: withhold; sie hielt mit i-n Gefühlen nicht zurück she made no secret of her feelings* * *das Zurückhaltenretention* * *zu|rụ̈ck|hal|ten sep1. 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 back2. 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 restrained3. vi* * *1) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) hold back2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) hold off3) (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 back4) (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 back5) (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.) restrain6) (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.) retain7) (the act of retaining: the retention of information.) retention8) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stop* * *zu·rück|hal·tenI. vr1. (sich beherrschen) to restrain [or control] oneselfSie müssen sich beim Essen sehr \zurückhalten you must cut down a lot on what you eat2. (reserviert sein) to be reserved, to keep to oneselfII. vt1. (aufhalten)▪ etw \zurückhalten to withhold sth3. (abhalten)er hielt mich von einer unüberlegten Handlung zurück he stopped me before I could do anything rashIII. vi* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)er war durch nichts zurückzuhalten — there was no stopping him; nothing would stop him
2) (am Vordringen hindern) keep back <crowd, mob, etc.>3) (behalten) withhold <news, letter, parcel, etc.>4) (nicht austreten lassen) hold back <tears etc.>5) (von etwas abhalten)2.1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself* * *zurückhalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (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 stupid2. (Informationen, Manuskript etc) keep back, withholdsein Wasser/den Stuhl zurückhalten geh retain one’s water/stoolB. v/rsich 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 loud2. gegenüber anderen: be reserved; (sich zurückziehen) keep (o.s.) to o.s.; (nicht aktiv werden) not get involved, take a back seat (in +dat oderbei in); Kaufinteressent: not commit o.s.C. v/i:sie hielt mit i-n Gefühlen nicht zurück she made no secret of her feelings* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)er war durch nichts zurückzuhalten — there was no stopping him; nothing would stop him
2) (am Vordringen hindern) keep back <crowd, mob, etc.>3) (behalten) withhold <news, letter, parcel, etc.>4) (nicht austreten lassen) hold back <tears etc.>5) (von etwas abhalten)2.1) (sich zügeln, sich beherrschen) restrain or control oneself* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to hold back v.to restrain v.to retain v.to withhold v.(§ p.,p.p.: withheld) (mit seiner Meinung) v.to suspend v. v.to refrain v.to reserve v.to retard v. -
19 trattenere
( far restare) keep, hold( far perder tempo) hold up( frenare) restrainfiato, respiro holdlacrime hold backsomma withhold* * *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 receipt2 ( 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 breath3 ( 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 money4 ( 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 expected2 ( frenarsi) to restrain oneself, to hold* oneself back: non potè trattenere e scoppiò in lacrime, she could not restrain herself and burst into tears3 ( 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.* * *1. [tratte'nere]vb irreg vttrattenere qn dal fare qc — to restrain sb o hold sb back from doing sth
trattenere in osservazione — (in ospedale) to keep in for observation
2) (lacrime, riso) to hold back, keep back, restrain, (respiro) to hold3) (detrarre) to withhold, keep back, deduct2. vip (trattenersi)(fermarsi) to stay, remain3. vr (trattenersi)(astenersi) to restrain o.s., stop o.s.trattenersi dal fare qc — to keep o stop o.s. from doing sth
* * *[tratte'nere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (non lasciar andare) to keep* [ persona]2) (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain3) (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 trattenersi1) (soggiornare) to remain, to stay; (rimanere più a lungo) to stay behind, to stay on, to stop behind BE2) (astenersi) to stop oneself; (frenarsi) to check oneself, to contain oneself- rsi dal fare — to stop o keep oneself from doing
* * *trattenere/tratte'nere/ [93]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 here2 (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain; la timidezza mi ha trattenuto shyness held me back3 (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 pay5 (assorbire) to retain [calore, umidità]; to absorb [luce, odore]II trattenersi verbo pronominale1 (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 long2 (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. -
20 frenare
"to brake;Abbremsen;frenar"* * *motoring brakefolla, lacrime, risate hold backentusiasmo, impulso restrain* * *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 down2 (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.* * *[fre'nare]1. vt(veicolo) to slow down, (progresso, avanzata) to hold up, (gioia, evoluzione) to check, (cavallo) to rein in2. vi3. vr (frenarsi)to restrain o.s., stop o.s., control o.s.* * *[fre'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (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]2. 3.* * *frenare/fre'nare/ [1]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(aus. avere) [conducente, auto] to brake, to apply the brakesIII frenarsi verbo pronominaleto check oneself.
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