trattenere

Definitions

• to hold someone (back); to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from run running away
• to confine someone (in/at) a place, especially to hold in police custody
• (transferred sense) (with a (a) + inf.) to confine someone to do something
• (also with da (da)) to dissuade someone (from)
• to keep to oneself; to withhold
• to suppress laughter, an expression, etc.
• to deduct
• (rare) to entertain