restrain
1 verb prevent sb from doing sth TRANSITIVEsrian verb srian a chur le I was about to jump but she restrained me bhí mé ar tí léim ach chuir sí srian liom, bhí mé ar tí léim ach chuir sí stop liom 2 verb physically prevent sb from doing sth TRANSITIVEsrian verb don't restrain the person having the seizure ná srian an duine a bhfuil an taom airShow full entry
3 verb hold sb in seat TRANSITIVEsrian verb the harness restrains the child srianann an úim an páiste 4 verb control feeling TRANSITIVEbrúigh fút coisc verb srian a chur le I had to restrain myself bhí orm mé féin a shrianadh, b'éigean dom guaim a choinneáil orm féin 5 verb prevent sth from increasing TRANSITIVEsrian a chur le teorainn a chur le to restrain public expenditure srian a chur le caiteachas poiblí