Translation of "restrain" to French

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Dictionary translations for "restrain"

restrain [rɪsˈtreɪn] verb Conjugation

restrained / restrained / restraining / restrains

retenir (hold back)

He tried to restrain his anger.

Il a essayé de retenir sa colère.

maîtriser (attack, animal)

limiter (control)

refréner (behavior)

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Contexts with "restrain"

He tried to restrain his anger. Il a essayé de retenir sa colère.

He couldn't restrain his excitement. Il ne pouvait contenir son enthousiasme.

I barely restrained the impulse to strike him. J'ai failli ne pas pouvoir me retenir de le frapper.

You should learn to restrain yourself. Tu dois apprendre à garder ton sang-froid.

It would seem that the Chinese can't restrain themselves from speaking English with me, even though they know that I speak Chinese and that I'm not English. Il semblerait que les Chinois ne peuvent s'empêcher de parler anglais avec moi, quand bien même ils savent que je parle chinois et que je ne suis pas Anglais.

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