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сдержанный

Translation of сдержанный

reserved

Russian word in Latin letters: sderzhannyy

Meaning of сдержанный

Russian

не показывает чувств, предпочитает дистанцию

English

emotionally restrained

reserved

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈzdʲerʐɨnːɨj]
Russian · Female

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  1. Anna is quiet and reserved.

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    Анна тихая и сдержанная.

  2. He is reserved with strangers.

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    Он сдержан с незнакомыми людьми.

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What's the difference between сдержанный, закрытый, and замкнутый

🇷🇺Russian

Colloquial: doesn't open up to others.

A2less common
З
🇷🇺Russian
замкнутый

Stronger: withdrawn, avoids people.

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сдержанный meaning: what does it mean?

emotionally restrained

сдержанный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

сдержанный is pronounced as [ˈzdʲerʐɨnːɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

сдержанный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Anna is quiet and reserved. Translation: Анна тихая и сдержанная.

Is сдержанный part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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