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self-restraining

/ˌsɛlf.rɪˈstreɪ.nɪŋ/

Traduction: Adjectif décrivant le fait de se retenir ou de se maîtriser, en particulier face à des impulsions ou des actions, souvent par discipline ou modération.

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adjective

formalcommonobsolète/ˌsɛlf.rɪˈstreɪ.nɪŋ/

An obsolete adjective describing the act of exercising self-control or holding oneself back from certain actions or impulses.

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif décrivant le fait de se retenir ou de se maîtriser, en particulier face à des impulsions ou des actions, souvent par discipline ou modération.
  1. Exercising self-control C1 formal

    Describes a person who is not indulgent and who deliberately controls their own desires, impulses, or habits.

    • He is a self-restraining individual who avoids excessive spending.
    • Her self-restraining nature helped her maintain a healthy lifestyle.
    • The self-restraining leader refused to take more than his fair share.

    🇫🇷Qui exerce la retenue sur soi-même

    Synonymes: abstemiouscontinentdisciplinedmoderaterestrainedself-denyingtemperate

    Antonymes: dissoluteimmoderateincontinentintemperateself-indulgentunrestrained

  • more self-restraining comparative form
  • most self-restraining superlative form