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re·strained

(rĭ-strānd′)

adj.

1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate: restrained laughter; a restrained foreign policy.

2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved: a restrained and self-effacing manner.

3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured: restrained passengers.

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restrained

(rɪˈstreɪnd)

adj

1. (of a person or person's manner) calm and unemotional

2. (of clothes, décor, etc) subtle and tasteful

restrainedly adv

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Adj.	1.	restrained - cool and formal in manner reticent, unemotional undemonstrative - not given to open expression of emotion
	2.	restrained - under restraint controlled - restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs" inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
	3.	restrained - marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" moderate temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
	4.	restrained - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" quiet unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance"
	5.	restrained - prudent; "guarded optimism" guarded cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

restrained

adjective

1. controlled, reasonable, moderate, self-controlled, soft, calm, steady, mild, muted, reticent, temperate, undemonstrative He felt he'd been very restrained.
controlled wild, fiery, unrestrained, intemperate, hot-headed

2. unobtrusive, subtle, muted, discreet, subdued, understated, tasteful, unostentatious, quiet Her black suit was restrained and expensive.
unobtrusive loud, over-the-top, tasteless, garish, self-indulgent

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restrained

adjective

1. Kept within sensible limits:

conservative, discreet, moderate, reasonable, temperate.

2. Not showy or obtrusive:

inobtrusive, quiet, subdued, tasteful, unobtrusive.

3. Tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:

controlled, inhibited, noncommittal, reserved, self-controlled, self-restrained.

Translations

قادِرٌ على كَبْح عواطِفِه

ovládající se

behersket

zurückhaltend

comedido refrenado moderado

maître de soi

sem hefur sjálfsstjórn

restrained

[rɪsˈtreɪnd] ADJ [person] → cohibido; [style] → reservado
he was very restrained about it → estuvo muy comedido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

restrained

[rɪˈstreɪnd] adj [manner, style] → mesuré(e)restraining order n (LAW) → ordonnance f restrictive

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

restrained

adj person, performance, response → zurückhaltend; emotions → unterdrückt; manner, words → beherrscht; tone, voice, colour → verhalten; criticism → maßvoll, gezügelt; he was very restrained when he heard the news → er war sehr beherrscht, als er die Nachricht hörte

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

restrained

[rɪˈstreɪnd] adj (person, style) → contenuto/a, sobrio/a; (manner) → riservato/a

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restrain

(rəˈstrein) verb

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.

reˈstrained adjective

controlling, or able to control, one's feelings.

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Pulling together for restraint reduction: submitted by Botsford Continuing Care Corporation

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