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сдержать vstresses
gen. refrain; bite back (колкость/грубость и т.п. – to restrain a hurtful, embarrassing, or indiscreet remark: Paul bit back an angry reply. 4uzhoj); make good (слово); bit; bound; bridle; chasten; check; constrain; contain (to contain the enemy – сдерживать противника); control; cork; curb; dominate; guard; gulp; inhibit; keep (keep (in) one's feelings – сдерживать свои чувства); moderate; repress; restrain; stay; stifle; suppress; dam back; put a bridle on; deter; hold back; hold in check; keep back; refrain (from); force back; slow down; stand by (слово); go through with (слово: You promised him, so now you have to go through with it. Luchemir)
Gruzovik hold back (pf of сдерживать); hold in check (pf of сдерживать); keep back (pf of сдерживать); deter (pf of сдерживать); slow down
Игорь Миг stem the tide
book. thwart (to stop something from happening or someone from doing something; to prevent something from happening (Cambridge Dictionary): Nicolás Maduro claimed his troops have thwarted a botched attempt to topple him. • In the first half, founder and executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy, an organization that champions "peace through strength," Frank Gaffney, shared his contention that China must be thwarted in what he views as its determined bid to crush liberty, destroy the US, and institute what Xi Jinping calls "global governance, directed and enforced from Beijing." coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver)
fig. swaddle
Gruzovik, inf. hold on to (pf of сдерживать); sustain (pf of сдерживать)
inf. hold (on to); sustain
Makarov. hold in
math. keep in check; retard
сдержаться v
gen. control; contain (he could not contain himself for joy – он не мог сдержать себя от радости); cork; draw bridle; pull up; restrain one's temper; check one's tears (Aly19); hold one's hand (ekata); check oneself; contain oneself; curb; deter; hold back; hold in check; keep; keep back; refrain (from); repress; restrain; restrain oneself; retard; suppress; manage (о чувствах neamm); slow down; hold in one's anger (VLZ_58); curb temper; hold out ('Yet upon that afternoon, whether it was the Beaune which I had taken with my lunch or the additional exasperation produced by the extreme deliberation of his manner, I suddenly felt that I could hold out no longer.' (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – почувствовал, что больше не могу сдерживаться ART Vancouver); hold one's ground (об эмоциях: Alice, who loved nothing more than to be interrupted by men, held her ground, wondering what would happen if she slapped him in the face. thefreedictionary.com Abysslooker)
Gruzovik restrain oneself (pf of сдерживаться); contain oneself (pf of сдерживаться)
inf. bite back (never passive; to stop yourself from saying something that shows your real feelings or thoughts: He turned red and bit back an angry response Taras); hold (on to); sustain
Makarov. control oneself; hold one's fire; hold oneself in check; refrain from; curb one's temper
slang cut out
сдержанный prtc.
gen. counsel keeping; coy; secret; stayed; ware; wary
fig. buttoned
obs. assober
сдержитесь! v
gen. draw it mild! (obsolete UK usage)
сдержать: 294 phrases in 19 subjects
Accounting2
American usage, not spelling2
Business1
Chess2
Diplomacy7
Ecology1
Epidemiology1
Figurative1
Figure of speech1
General165
Idiomatic2
Informal5
Jargon1
Makarov90
Mass media8
Military2
Production1
Proverb1
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