restrained

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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Thesaurus

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"

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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.

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Translations

قادِرٌ على كَبْح عواطِفِه

ovládající se

behersket

zurückhaltend

comedidorefrenadomoderado

maître de soi

sem hefur sjálfsstjórn

freddo

behersket

sakinsoğukkanlı

可抑制的

restrained

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

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restrained

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

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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

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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. beheers يَكْظُم، يَكْبَح، يَمْنَع въздържам conter / reter / reprimir ovládat (se), krotit zurückhalten beherske sig; holde tilbage συγκρατώ, ελέγχωrefrenar, contenerse tagasi hoidma, ohjeldama خودداری کردن؛ باز داشتن estää (se) contenir/retenir לְרָסֵן रोकना, स्वतंत्रता का हनन करना, अंकुश, रोक लगाना obuzdati, spriječiti visszatart mencegah, mengendalikan halda aftur af contenere, frenare 抑える 억제하다 sulaikyti apvaldīt menahan bedwingenholde tilbake, beherskepowstrzymać ځان ساتل، مخه نيول، ډډه كول، نيول، واګى نيول conter a (se) stăpâni; a împiedica сдерживать ovládať sa zadržati (se), obvladati (se) suzdržati se lägga band på, hindra, tygla ยับยั้ง engellemek, mâni olmak 克制 стримувати(ся) قابو میں رکھنا kiềm chế 抑制

reˈstrained adjective

controlling, or able to control, one's feelings. beheersd قادِرٌ على كَبْح عواطِفِه сдържан contido / retido/ reprimido ovládající se zurückhaltend behersket συγκρατημένοςmoderado, comedido, refrenado vaoshoitud آرام؛ خوددار hillitty maître de soi מְרוּסָן संयत, संयमी obuzdan, suzdržljiv mérsékelt terkendali sem hefur sjálfsstjórn controllato 抑制した 억제된 santūrus savaldīgs; apvaldīts tertahan beheerstbehersketpowściągliwy ځان ساتل contido stăpânit сдерживаемый; сдержанный ovládajúci sa obvladan suzdržan behärskad ซึ่งถูกควบคุม sakin, soğukkanlı (能)克制的 стриманий; помірний ساکت kiềm chế 可抑制的

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