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restraining Meaning in Spanish (restraining significado en español)

adjectiverestricción, restrictivo
nounrestricción
restricción in English:restraining
Plural: restrainings
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de restraining en español es restricción, restrictivo. (Que sirve para contener, controlar o impedir que alguien o algo haga algo.)

Definitions of Restraining

  1. 1
    adjective
    restrictivo

    Serving to hold back, control, or prevent someone or something from doing something.

    Que sirve para contener, controlar o impedir que alguien o algo haga algo.

  2. 2
    noun
    restricción

    The act of holding back, controlling, or preventing something.

    El acto de contener, controlar o impedir algo.

Example Sentences

formal

“The court issued a restraining order against him.”

El tribunal emitió una orden de restricción en su contra.

casual

“She had a restraining influence on her younger brother.”

Ella tuvo una influencia restrictiva sobre su hermano menor.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In English:

limitingrestrictingcurbinghindering

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiverestrain
third person singularrestrains
past tenserestrained
nounrestraint
agent nounrestrainer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

restraining ordercollocation

A legal order issued by a court to prohibit an individual from harassing, threatening, or approaching another person.