contain

contain
transitive verb
1) (hold as contents, include) enthalten; (comprise) umfassen
2) (prevent from spreading; also Mil.) aufhalten; (restrain) unterdrücken

he could hardly contain himself for joy — er konnte vor Freude kaum an sich (Akk.) halten

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[kən'tein]
verb
1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) enthalten
2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) zügeln
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con·tain
[kənˈteɪn]
vt
to \contain sth
1. (hold, have, include) etw enthalten
a file \containing a lot of important documents ein Aktenordner mit zahlreichen wichtigen Informationen
try to avoid foods which \contain a lot of fat versuchen Sie allzu fette Nahrungsmittel zu vermeiden
to be \contained in sth in etw dat enthalten sein
the documents \contained in the old box ... die Dokumente, die sich in der alten Schachtel befanden, ...
2. (limit) etw in Grenzen halten; (hold back) etw aufhalten
3. (suppress) etw zurückhalten
to \contain oneself sich akk zurückhalten
she could barely \contain herself sie konnte kaum an sich halten
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[kən'teɪn]
vt
1) (= hold within itself) enthalten

the envelope contained money — im Umschlag befand sich Geld, der Umschlag enthielt Geld

2) (= have capacity for box, bottle, room) fassen
3) (= control) emotions, oneself beherrschen; tears zurückhalten; laughter unterdrücken; disease, inflation, sb's power in Grenzen halten; epidemic, flood aufhalten, unter Kontrolle bringen; enemy in Schach halten; (SPORT) in Schach halten; attack abwehren

he could hardly contain himself — er konnte kaum an sich (acc) halten

4) (MATH) angle einschließen
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contain [kənˈteın] v/t
1. enthalten:
be contained in enthalten sein in (dat)
2. aufnehmen, fassen:
each bottle contains the same quantity
3. umfassen, einschließen
4. fig Gefühle etc zügeln, im Zaume halten, zurückhalten:
contain one’s rage seinen Zorn bändigen;
he could hardly contain his laughter er konnte das Lachen kaum unterdrücken
5. contain o.s. (an) sich halten, sich beherrschen
6. MATH enthalten, teilbar sein durch:
twenty contains five four times 5 ist in 20 viermal enthalten
7. enthalten, messen:
one yard contains three feet
8. a) MIL Feindkräfte binden, fesseln:
containing action Fesselungsangriff m
b) ein Feuer etc eindämmen
c) Kosten dämpfen
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transitive verb
1) (hold as contents, include) enthalten; (comprise) umfassen
2) (prevent from spreading; also Mil.) aufhalten; (restrain) unterdrücken

he could hardly contain himself for joy — er konnte vor Freude kaum an sich (Akk.) halten

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v.
beinhalten v.
einbinden v.
enthalten v.
fassen v.
umfassen v.

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