contenir
Meaning
- (transitive) to contain
- (transitive) to contain, to hold back, to keep in check (to control)
- (transitive) to hold, to take, to seat (to have a capacity of)
Concepts
Synonyms
appaiser
être composé de
rempli de
être imbibé de
empêcher quelqu’un de
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃t.niʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin continēre.
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