restreindre — meaning in English

English meaning

• curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
• curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
• restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
• restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.

Senses

restreindre is used for these senses in English:

• curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
• restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.
• restrict To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

curb — full definition

1. noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
2. noun Something that restrains or holds something in check.
3. verb To control or hold back; to restrain.

curtail — full definition

1. verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
2. verb To restrict a freedom, right or activity, limiting what someone is allowed to do.

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