Impedir que alguien actúe.
To hold someone back from acting.
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Dos hombres lo contuvieron. — Two men restrained him.
No contengas tanto a los niños, déjalos jugar. — Don't restrain the children so much, let them play.
Nadie logró contenerla cuando quiso marcharse temprano. — Nobody could restrain her from leaving early.
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