Grammatical class

Verb

contenir

(transitive) to contain

Details

Syllables

con-te-nir

Phonetics

kɔ̃.tə.niʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

5195

Freq. (movies)

6478

Freq. (news)

5689

Sentences

Peut contenir des noix.

May contain nuts.

A1

Il essayait de contenir sa colère.

He tried to hold back his anger.

A1

Tom n'a pas pu contenir sa colère.

Tom couldn't contain his anger.

A1

Ceci peut contenir environ 4 gallons.

This can hold about 4 gallons.

A1

Je ne pouvais pas contenir ma colère.

I couldn't contain my anger.

A2

Cette salle est trop petite pour contenir 50 hommes.

This room is too small to contain 50 men.

A2

Elle n'a pas pu contenir sa colère.

She couldn't contain her anger.

B1

Il n'a pas pu contenir son excitation.

He could not contain his excitement.

B1

Je devais contenir ma colère devant lui.

I had to stifle my anger in front of him.

B1

Les pompiers n'ont pas pu contenir le brasier.

The firefighters could not contain the blaze.

B1

Je pus à peine contenir mon excitation.

I could barely contain my excitement.

B2

Il ne put contenir son courroux.

He could not contain his wrath.

C2