OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23359

restraint

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
limitación • restreñimiento • restricción
something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
At the centre of Stalin’s superiority over his competitors was certainly his intense will, just as Napoleon ranked what he called ‘moral fortitude’ higher in a general than genius…
Make sure all the restraints are tight.
autocontrol • autodominio • moderación • reserva
control or caution; reserve
City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
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