возде́ржанный — meaning in English
vozderzhannyy
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English meaning
- abstemious adj Eating and drinking only small amounts, especially of alcohol, in a careful, controlled way.
- temperate adj Mild, not extreme in temperature or climate.
Senses
возде́ржанный is used for these senses in English:
- abstemious Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]
abstemious — full definition
- adj Eating and drinking only small amounts, especially of alcohol, in a careful, controlled way.
- adj Careful not to give in too freely to one's desires or urges.
- adj Used only in small, careful amounts.
- adj Involving, or spent in, deliberately going without pleasures such as food or drink.
temperate — full definition
- adj Mild, not extreme in temperature or climate.
- adj Moderate in behaviour, appetite, or emotion; self-controlled.
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