trattenere
A2#1,711Hear it
verb
- to hold (someone) (back); to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from running away
- to confine (someone) (in at/a place), especially to hold in police custody
- to confinesomeone
- to dissuadesomeone
- to keep to oneself; to withhold
Forms
Present
| I | trattengo |
|---|---|
| you | trattieni |
| he, she, it | trattiene |
| we | tratteniamo |
| you (plural) | trattenete |
| they | trattengono |
Imperfect
| I | trattenevo |
|---|---|
| you | trattenevi |
| he, she, it | tratteneva |
| we | trattenevamo |
| you (plural) | trattenevate |
| they | trattenevano |
Past historic
| I | trattenni |
|---|---|
| you | trattenesti |
| he, she, it | trattenne |
| we | trattenemmo |
| you (plural) | tratteneste |
| they | trattennero |
Future
| I | tratterrò |
|---|---|
| you | tratterrai |
| he, she, it | tratterrà |
| we | tratterremo |
| you (plural) | tratterrete |
| they | tratterranno |
Conditional
| I | tratterrei |
|---|---|
| you | tratterresti |
| he, she, it | tratterrebbe |
| we | tratterremmo |
| you (plural) | tratterreste |
| they | tratterrebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | trattenga |
|---|---|
| you | trattenga |
| he, she, it | trattenga |
| we | tratteniamo |
| you (plural) | tratteniate |
| they | trattengano |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | trattenessi |
|---|---|
| you | trattenessi |
| he, she, it | trattenesse |
| we | trattenessimo |
| you (plural) | tratteneste |
| they | trattenessero |
Imperative
| you | trattieni |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | trattenga |
| we | tratteniamo |
| you (plural) | trattenete |
| they | trattengano |
Other forms
| infinitive | trattenere |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ho trattenuto il respiro per tutta la discesa.I held my breath for the whole descent.A2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (A2)
- Ho trattenuto il respiro per tutta la scena finale.I held my breath for the whole final scene.A2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (A2)
- Ho trattenuto le lacrime fino alla fine del discorso.I held back my tears until the end of the speech.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
- L'effetto della scena è immediato: il pubblico trattiene il fiato.The scene's effect is immediate: the audience holds its breath.B2Di nuovo, per favore (19) — Again, please (19) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- arginareto embank, to provide (a river, stream, etc.) with embankments; to check, to limit, to restrain, to contain
- arrestareto halt, to stop, to check, to staunch; to arrest, to apprehend, to collar, to nick
- bloccareto block, block up, block off; to isolate
- chiudereto close, to shut; to close
- confiscareto confiscate; to seize (property)
- congelareto freeze, congeal
- contenereto contain
- controllareto check, verify, inspect, examine; to supervise, watch