moderarse

moderarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to control oneself

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VPR

1) [persona] to restrain o.s., control o.s.

prometo moderarme más la próxima vez — I promise to restrain o control myself a bit more next time

iba a decir una grosería, pero me moderaré — I was going to say a rude word but I won't

tuvo que moderarse en sus palabras — he had to tone down his language

hemos tenido que moderarnos un poco en los gastos — we've had to cut down our spending a little

2) [inflación, precio]

se están moderando los precios — prices are being kept in check o being held back

la inflación se moderó relativamente — inflation slowed slightly

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(v.) = hold back on

Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.

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(v.) = hold back on

Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.

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■moderarse verbo reflexivo to be moderate, control oneself
'moderarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
moderar
English:
moderate

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vpr

to restrain oneself;

moderarse en algo to moderate sth;

moderarse en la bebida to cut down on alcohol

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moderarse

v/r control o.s., restrain o.s.

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vr

1) : to restrain oneself

2) : to diminish, to calm down