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tu trattenerti

to keep you, to detain you, to hold yourself back, to restrain yourself

→ trattenere
trattener to hold in, to hold back + ti 2nd-person singular object pronoun
verb · 2nd-person informal Rare #41,933
to keep you, to detain you
IT: Devo trattenerti ancora qualche minuto.
EN: I need to keep you for a few more minutes.
to hold yourself back, to restrain yourself
IT: A volte è difficile trattenerti dal ridere.
EN: Sometimes it's hard to stop yourself from laughing.
Conjugation of trattenere

Non riesci a trattenerti?

Can’t you control yourself?

— Funny Games (1997)

Avrei chiesto a Rob di trattenerti, ma sta arrivando la cavalleria.

I would have asked Rob to keep you here, but the cavalry is coming.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Non trattenerti.

Don't hold back.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Posso trattenerti per altri tre giorni.

I can keep you for another three days.

— Il fratello grande (2000)

Ora sono costretto a trattenerti sotto sorveglianza.

Now I’m forced to keep you under surveillance.

— L'infanzia di Ivan (1962)