contención

Definitions of contención
  1. noun
    the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
  2. noun
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    synonyms: competencia, competición, desafío, pique, rivalidad
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    cooperación
    joint operation or action
    types:
    contienda
    a struggle between rivals
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    acción de grupo
    action taken by a group of people
  3. noun
    a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
    synonyms: acción, causa, contencioso, demanda, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, querella
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    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
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    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  4. noun
    discipline in personal and social activities
    synonyms: templanza
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    autocontrol, dominio de sí mismo
    exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
    moderación, temperancia, templanza
    the trait of avoiding excesses
    inhibición
    the quality of being inhibited
    continencia
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
    sobriedad
    moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
    abstinencia, sobriedad, templanza
    moderation in eating and drinking
    tabú
    an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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    disciplina
    the trait of being well behaved
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