Английский Этимологический словарь - constrain
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Constrain
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~ v 1 to stop someone from doing what they want to do (constrain by) (Many women feel constrained by their roles as wife and mother.) 2 to prevent something from developing and improving (Our research has been constrained by lack of funding.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(constrains, constraining, constrained) 1. To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. (FORMAL) Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations... VERB: be V-ed 2. If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to. For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~dre, from Latin constringere to constrict, ~, from com- + stringere to draw tight — more at strain Date: 14th century 1. a. to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation b. to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode 2. compress; also to clasp tightly 3. to secure by or as if by bonds ; confine; broadly limit 4. to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner a ~ed smile 5. to hold back by or as if by force ~ing my mind not to wander from the task — Charles Dickens Synonyms: see force • ~edly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 compel; urge irresistibly or by necessity. 2 a confine forcibly; imprison. b restrict severely as regards action, behaviour, etc. 3 bring about by compulsion. 4 (as constrained adj.) forced, embarrassed (a constrained voice; a constrained manner). Derivatives constrainedly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF constraindre f. L constringere (as com-, stringere strict- tie) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гл. 1) общ. принуждать, вынуждать, заставлять to constrain smb. to do smth. — принуждать кого-л. делать что-л., заставлять кого-л. делать что-л. to constrain obedience — добиться послушания; заставить слушаться Syn: force, compel, "oblige 2) общ. сдерживать, ограничивать, стеснять They used the mounted police to constrain the crowd from violence. — Чтобы предотвратить беспорядки, пришлось вызвать конную полицию. 3) общ. заключать в тюрьму Syn: imprison ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. принуждать, вынуждать to constrain obedience —- добиться послушания; заставить слушаться to be constrained —- быть вынужденным 2. сдерживать, стеснять (движения) to constrain within prescribed limits —- сдерживать в пределах установленных границ 3. заключать в тюрьму 4. сажать в клетку, вольер и т. п. 5. заключать в объятия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) принуждать, вынуждать 2) сдерживать; сжимать (from) The police used horses to constrain the crowd from violence. The police used horses to constrain the crowd from breaking the shop windows. 3) заключать в тюрьму Syn: see compel ...Англо-русский словарь
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