contenersi

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contenersi

  • /konteˈnersi/

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vedi contenere

verb

  1. controllare le proprie emozioni
  2. broadly, rare stare in silenzio oppure non provocare Si contenga! Altrimenti la denuncio!

Similar: atteggiarsi, comportarsi, condursi, controllarsi, dominarsi, frenarsi, trattenersi · Opposite: perdere il controllo, lasciarsi andare, esplodere

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In English

  • refrain (intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, in

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"contenersi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/contenersi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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contenersi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/contenersi

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"contenersi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/contenersi.

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@misc{contenersi_2026,
  title = {contenersi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/contenersi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}