Definition
To restrain is to hold back or limit someone or something from moving or acting freely. It can refer to physical control or to controlling emotions and actions.
Etymology
From Latin *restringere* 'to bind back, hold tight', via Old French *restreindre*. The image of tying or holding back remains central in modern use.
Kelly Says
You can restrain a person, a dog, or even your own anger—the common thread is stopping something from going as far as it wants. Laws and rules are social restraints that try to keep chaos in check.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
bedwing
bed-VING
BGБългарски
възпирам
vaz-PI-ram
BNবাংলা
সংযত করা
shong-yo-to ko-ra
CACatalà
contenir
kon-te-NIR
CSČeština
omezit
o-me-ZIT
DADansk
tilbageholde
til-ba-ge-HOL-de
DEDeutsch
zurückhalten
tsu-RUK-hal-ten
ELΕλληνικά
συγκρατώ
sin-gra-TO
ESEspañol
contener
kon-te-NER
ETEesti
pidurdama
pi-dur-DA-ma
EUEuskara
gelditu
gel-DI-tu
FAفارسی
محدود کردن
mah-duud kar-dan
FISuomi
pidättää
pi-DAT-taa
FRFrançais
retenir
re-te-NIR
HEעברית
להתאפק
le-hit-a-FEK
HRHrvatski
obuzdati
o-BUZ-da-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
menahan
me-na-HAN
ITItaliano
trattenere
trat-te-NE-re
JA日本語
抑制する
yoku-sei su-ru
LTLietuvių
sulaikyti
su-lai-KY-ti
LVLatviešu
ierobežot
ye-ro-be-ZHOT
MNМонгол
хязгаарлах
khyaz-gaar-lakh
MSBahasa Melayu
menahan
me-na-HAN
MYမြန်မာ
ထိန်းချုပ်သည်
htein-chope-thi
NLNederlands
bedwingen
bed-VING-en
NONorsk
holde tilbake
HOL-de til-BA-ke
PLPolski
powstrzymywać
pov-stshy-MY-vach
PTPortuguês
conter
kon-TER
RORomână
reține
re-TSI-ne
RUРусский
сдерживать
sder-ZHI-vat
SKSlovenčina
obmedziť
ob-me-DZIT
SLSlovenščina
zadržati
zad-rzha-TI
SRСрпски
обуздати
o-buz-DA-ti
SVSvenska
hålla tillbaka
HOL-la til-BA-ka
SWKiswahili
kizuia
ki-zu-I-a
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధించు
ni-ro-dhin-chu
UKУкраїнська
стримувати
stry-mu-VA-ty
VITiếng Việt
kiềm chế
kiem che