vārdnīca angļu - angļu

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restrain angļu valodā:

1. rein rein


Sometimes, one have to take reins in a relationship.
Since then she has held close reins over the music.
Hold the reins!
In the two-thousands, funding was cut, and the psychologists who remained seemed to be given free rein.

2. bridle


to put a bridle on your horse
The bridle allowed the jockey to direct the horse in the desired direction.
The senator bridled at the reporter's question.
He kept his tongue under a bridle.

3. curb


What natural foods help curb the appetite?
A boy is taking his sweet time pushing the cart toward the curb.
The committee called on all nations to work side-by-side to curb air pollution.
The government should endeavor to curb inflation.
The car mounted the curb.
In order to curb the merciless overfishing, it is important to introduce a control and enforcement scheme.
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
The mid-range estimate is more than three feet by the end of this century, depending on how much humans do to curb the production of greenhouse gases.
We have to curb our expenses or else we will go bankrupt.
I would like to stress that it is impossible to curb rising poverty in a year.
Obama spent a lot of time trying to curb gun violence, especially mass shootings.
This is the only way for us to curb the impact of climate change in future.
she promised she would curb her temper
A small black car was parked by the curb.
If you have any opinions concerning traffic calming devices (humps, curb extensions, etc.) please write them.

4. limit


Know your limits!
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
The blood alcohol limit for drunken driving is .08 percent in Texas.
Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
According to functionalist theory, acne outbreaks provide a necessary limit on the number of prom attendees.
Wha? Study, reflexes, all the parameters are MAX! You've even saved money up to the limit ... Amazing.
Credit is an amount or limit to the extent of which a person may receive goods or money for payment in the future.
We deliver your order free of charge within a 20-mile limit.
Recent overseas transfers show that productivity improvements in Japanese manufacturing industry have almost reached their limit.
Schools have tried to limit their use by not allowing them to be used in math classes, although they allow them in science lessons to save time.
Governments, in order to teach how to enjoy cell phones without being controlled by them, have established behavior rules that limit their use in public places, such as in churches, in schools, or during tests.
In this paper I limit the discussion to Emmet's 'dyad' style in his works from 1995.
Their responsibilities under this agreement are limited to...
- limit, ograniczenie
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

5. to block someone from doing something



Angļu vārds "restrain"(to block someone from doing something) notiek komplektos:

TOEFL - Most important words 376 - 400

6. hold in


Porthos had got fatter and he had to hold in his stomach to do up the buttons.
It can be bad for you to hold in anger.

7. prevent


They confirmed the importance of strengthening global precautions in order to prevent devastating losses.
prevents data leakage
Governments can prevent terrorism by fighting countries that support terrorist organisations.
If you say that you cannot help doing something, you mean you cannot prevent or avoid it.
In order to prevent a further drop of the Japanese currency, the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support it at around 150 yen to the dollar.
To prevent hijacks, all carry-on baggage is carefully inspected.
In the event that asbestos-covered mesh is found, ensure its safety by damping the asbestos portion to prevent dust release and wrapping in a plastic bag.
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
Educate against hate. The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening,"
prevent [a fire, disaster, a disease, an illness, the spread of [disease] to [others, the rest of the body], it (from) happening (again), further damage, such [problems, attacks, abuses] from occurring again, unauthorized access (to) prevent sb from [ing]
the general principles of risk prevention and with the safety and health regulations applying at the construction site and that they monitor work procedures to ensure proper application
Hobbyists must keep their machines flying lower than 400 feet (122 meters) and at least 5 miles (8 kilometers) from airports to prevent conflicts with manned aircraft.
They inspect the facilities that are insured and suggest improvements to prevent losses.
Maintaining a good support network is a terrific way to prevent the formation of bad habits.
preventing trafficking of women and children