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Meaning of Rein | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹeɪn

Definitions

  1. A kidney.
  2. Acronym of repetitive electrical impulse noise.
  3. A surname from German.
  4. A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.
  5. The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
  6. An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.

Equivalents

العربية الزمام زمام عنان
Azərbaycanca cilov
Български юзда
বাংলা লাগাম
Bosanski les rene uzda повод узда
Català regna
Čeština oprať otěž uzda
Dansk tøjle tømme
Ελληνικά ηνίο λουρί
Español rienda
Eesti ohi
Français rein rêne
Gàidhlig srian
Galego renda
Hrvatski les rene uzda повод узда
Magyar gyeplő
Հայերեն երասան սանձ
Bahasa Indonesia kemudi les tom tum
Italiano briglia redine
日本語 手綱
ქართული აღვირი
한국어 고삐
Kurdî dizgîn
Кыргызча тизгин
Latina lōrum retina
Македонски повод поводник узда
Монгол жолоо цулбуур
Nederlands besturen teugel
Polski cugiel lejce wodze
Português rédea
Română frâu
Shqip fre
Српски les rene uzda повод узда
Svenska tom tygel tygla
Tagalog renda
Türkçe dizgin gem yular
Українська віжка
Tiếng Việt dây cương

Examples

“The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.”
“Let their eyes rove without rein.”
“a man subject to these like imaginations[…]hath often the stone imaginarily, before he have it in his reines[…].”
“He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.”
“My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.”
“I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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