restraint
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt//
Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
nom
- 1
Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
Make sure all the restraints are tight.
- 2
Control or caution; reserve.
Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
Étymologie
From Middle English restreynte, from Old French restreinte; more at restrain.
Formes
- pluriel
- restraints
restrain · To control or keep in check.restrained · Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.restraining · The act by which someone or something is restrained.
restraint · Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
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