verbbriathar1prevent sb from doing sthtransitiveaistreachsrianverbcmusrian a chur lecmuI was about to jump but she restrained mebhí mé ar tí léim ach chuir sí srian liom, bhí mé ar tí léim ach chuir sí stop liom2physically prevent sb from doing sthtransitiveaistreachsrianverbcmudon't restrain the person having the seizurená srian an duine a bhfuil an taom air3hold sb in seattransitiveaistreachsrianverbcmuthe harness restrains the childsrianann an úim an páiste4control feelingtransitiveaistreachbrúigh fútcmucoiscverbcmusrian a chur lecmuI had to restrain myselfbhí orm mé féin a shrianadh, b'éigean dom guaim a choinneáil orm féin5prevent sth from increasingtransitiveaistreachsrian a chur lecmuteorainn a chur lecmuto restrain public expendituresrian a chur le caiteachas poiblí