transitive verb contenir , refrenar , reprimir moderar posar \ tenir a ratlla to restrain someone from + gerund dissuadir algú de + infinitiu idem psysically, etc impedir a algú de + infinitiu kindly restrain your friend fes el favor de posar el teu amic a ratlla I managed to restrain my anger me les vaig arreglar per contenir-me l'ira reflexive verb to restrain oneself contenir-se , dominar-se please restrain yourself calma't , si et plau to restrain oneself from + gerund dominar-se per tal que no + subjuntiu to restrain one's mirth contenir \ aguantar-se el riure to restrain…