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restraint

what it means

Restraint is the brake you put on yourself. There is an outside kind — a strap, a rope, a hand on your arm — and the word does cover that. But the sense worth learning is the inside one, and it comes with a strict condition: it only counts when you could have done the thing. Someone who says nothing because they have nothing to say is not showing restraint. Someone with the perfect cutting reply ready, who swallows it, is. That is why he answered with restraint is a compliment while he said little is only a description. The pull has to be there. The word is about what you did with it.

Restraint es el freno que te pones a ti mismo. Existe el freno de fuera —una correa, una mano en el brazo— y la palabra también sirve para eso. Pero lo que hay que aprender es lo de dentro, y tiene una condición: solo cuenta si podías haberlo hecho. Quien calla porque no tiene nada que decir no muestra restraint; quien tiene la respuesta perfecta y se la traga, sí.

Restraint é o freio que você põe em si mesmo. Existe o freio de fora — uma correia, uma mão no braço — e a palavra cobre isso. Mas o sentido que vale é o de dentro, e ele tem uma condição: só conta se você podia ter feito. Quem cala por não ter o que dizer não mostra restraint; quem engole a resposta perfeita, mostra.

Restraint, c'est le frein qu'on se met à soi-même. Il y a le frein extérieur — une sangle, une main sur le bras — et le mot le couvre aussi. Mais le sens à retenir est celui du dedans, et il pose une condition : il ne compte que si vous auriez pu. Avaler la réplique parfaite, voilà du restraint.

Restraint adalah rem yang Anda pasang pada diri sendiri. Ada rem dari luar — tali, tangan yang menahan lengan — dan kata ini mencakupnya. Tapi yang perlu dipelajari adalah yang dari dalam, dan syaratnya ketat: hanya dihitung kalau Anda sebenarnya bisa. Menelan jawaban tajam yang sudah siap, itu baru restraint.

Restraint, insanın kendine koyduğu frendir. Dışarıdan geleni de vardır — bir kayış, kola dokunan bir el — ve kelime onu da kapsar. Ama öğrenmeye değer olan içeriden olanıdır ve şartı katıdır: ancak yapabilecekken yapmadıysanız sayılır. Söyleyecek şeyi olmadığı için susan biri restraint göstermez; hazır duran keskin cevabı yutan gösterir.

restraint は、自分にかけるブレーキです。外からのもの——ベルト、腕をつかむ手——も指しますが、覚える価値があるのは内側のほうで、条件が厳しい。「やろうと思えばできた」ときだけ数に入ります。言うことがなくて黙る人は restraint ではありません。完璧な一言を用意していて、それを飲み込む人が restraint です。

  1. 01

    noun

    holding back a feeling or an action you could have let out

    She spoke about the loss with great restraint.

  2. 02

    noun

    something that physically holds a person or thing in place

    The seat restraint locked as the car stopped.

  3. 03

    noun

    restraints — limits placed on what may be done

    The new rules put restraints on spending.

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