trattenersi - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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trattenérsi (first-person singular present mi trattèngo, first-person singular past historic mi tratténni or mi trattènni, past participle trattenùto, first-person singular future mi tratterrò)
- reflexive of trattenere
- to remain; to stay
- (with in or [a + inf.]) to indulge (in); to take the time (to)
trattenersi a mangiare con un amico
- to take the time to eat with a friend
- (with su or [a + inf.]) to stay (on) (a topic)
il maestro s'è trattenuto su Dante
- the teacher stayed on (the topic of) Dante
s'è trattenuto a confutare questa tesi
- he continued to refute this thesis
- (literally, “stayed to refute”)
- to check, control, or restrain oneself