trattenere

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Italian

Etymology

From tra- +‎ tenere. Compare Sicilian trattèniri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trat.teˈne.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: trat‧te‧né‧re

Verb

trattenére (first-person singular present trattèngo, first-person singular past historic tratténni or trattènni, past participle trattenùto, first-person singular future tratterrò, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to hold (someone) (back); to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from running away
    Synonyms: frenare, arrestare; see also Thesaurus:trattenere
  2. to confine (someone) (in at/a place), especially to hold in police custody
    Synonyms: rinchiudere, chiudere, segregare, imprigionare, incarcerare
    trattenere il sospetto al commissariatoto keep the suspect at the police station
  3. (by extension) to confine (someone)
    mi hanno trattenuto al lavoro
    they kept me at work
  4. to dissuade (someone)
    Synonyms: distogliere, impedire, dissuadere, sconsigliare, ostacolare
    trattenerlo da una decisione inconsultato dissuade him from (making) a rash decision
  5. to keep to oneself; to withhold
    Synonyms: tenere per , confiscare, impadronirsi, incamerare, congelare, pignorare
    trattieni la ricevutawithhold the receipt
  6. to suppress (laughter, an expression, etc.)
    Synonyms: soffocare, reprimere; see also Thesaurus:reprimere
    trattenere le lacrimeto suppress one's tears
  7. to deduct
  8. (rare) to entertain
    Synonyms: divertire, intrattenere, distrarre, far compagnia, far passare il tempo, ospitare, invitare

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