restraint

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈstreɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈstreɪnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri strānt′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
restraint n (control, reserve)control nm
  represión nf
 Her mother-in-law's comment made Janet furious, but she showed considerable restraint in her response.
 Los comentarios de su suegra enfurecieron a Janet, pero demostró un control considerable en su respuesta.
restraint n often plural ([sth] limiting)restricción nf
  limitación nf
 Tony feels that his parents put too many restraints on who he can see and what he can do; he can't wait until he's old enough to leave home!
 Tony siente que sus padres ponen muchas restricciones a quién puede ver y qué puede hacer, no puede esperar a crecer e irse de su casa.
restraints npl (straps, harness) (de seguridad)correa nf
 The doctors had to use restraints to prevent the patient from harming himself.
 Los médicos tuvieron que usar correas para evitar que el paciente se lastime.
restraint n (legal restriction) (legal)restricción nf
  limitación nf
 Most countries have restraints on the sale of alcohol and tobacco products.
 La mayoría de los países tienen restricciones en la venta de alcohol y tabaco.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
horizontal restraint of trade n often plural (business: agreement between competitors)acuerdos horizontales para la no competencia loc nom mpl
restraint of trade n (econ: interfering action)restricción de comercio loc nom f
restraint on alienation n (law: prohibits selling of property)limitación a la disposición de bienes grupo nom
  restricción sobre la enajenación de bienes grupo nom
self-restraint n (control of urges)autocontrol nm
 You need a lot of self-restraint to diet for a long period.
  templanza nf
unlawful restraint n (forced imprisonment)privación ilegítima de libertad loc nom f
 Schmidt was arrested for unlawful restraint when he prevented a woman from leaving his residence.
 Arrestaron a Schmidt por privación ilegítima de la libertad, por no dejar que una mujer abandone su domicilio.
wage restraint n (business: no large increases)contención salarial nf + adj mf
  limitación salarial nf + adj mf
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'restraint' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abstemious - abstinence - ball and chain - champ at the bit - confinement - conservatism - contained - continent - control - countercheck - Dionysian - false imprisonment - get carried away - immoderation - in check - inhibition - let off the leash - moderation - muzzle - reservedly - restrain - run riot - self-control - sparingly - stiff upper lip - stricture - temperance - trammel - twitch
Spanish:
doma - medida - corsé - mesura - moderación - morigeración - sujeción - temperancia - alejamiento - comedimiento - contención salarial - desenfreno - desmesurar - ligadura - restricción - sin tino - sujeción de pacientes - templar

Collocations: [government, political, social, economic] restraints, [trade, transfer, import, export, investment] restraints, a restraint on free [speech, movement, press], more...

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