What does trattenere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word trattenere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use trattenere in Italian.
The word trattenere in Italian means hold, stop, block, hold back, detain, withhold, restrain yourself, stay, remain, hold your breath, hold one's breath. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word trattenere
hold, stop, blockverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (tenere saldo, afferrare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Trattieni questa fune mentre io cerco di bloccarla con un nodo. Hold this rope while I try to stop it with a knot. |
hold backverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (tenere dentro di sé) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) Cerca di trattenere la tua rabbia. Try to hold your rage back. |
detainverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (costringere a fermarsi) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Scusate il ritardo, mi hanno trattenuto al lavoro. Sorry I'm late, I was detained at work. |
withholdverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (somma: detrarre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La cifra sarà trattenuta dalla busta paga. The amount will be withheld from your paycheck. |
restrain yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (evitare di fare [qlcs]) Trattieniti dal criticare per una volta. Restrain yourself from criticising for once. |
stay, remainverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (restare in un luogo) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Non mi tratterrò a lungo, ho un altro appuntamento. I won't be staying long, I have another appointment. |
hold your breathverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale |
hold one's breathverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (trattenere il fiato) Franco trattenne il respiro mentre gli comunicavano il risultato dell'esame. Franco held his breath whilst we gave him the exam result. |
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