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restrain

English

  1. 🔊 prevent the action or expression of
    “hold back your anger”
  2. 🔊 restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
  3. 🔊 to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
    “This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
  4. 🔊 prevent (someone or something) from doing something
    “security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 cohibir to restrain
  2. 🔊 frenar to restrain
  3. 🔊 morigerar to restrain
  4. 🔊 contener to restrain, check

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