| Example in Spanish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Es cierto que al principio uno se siente constreñido y derrotado por la fuerza, pero los nacidos más tarde, no habiendo conocido la libertad y siendo ignorantes de la misma, sirven sin pena y hacen voluntariamente lo que sus predecesores habían hecho por coacción. | It is true that at first one feels constrained and defeated by force, but those born later, never having known freedom and being ignorant of it, serve without regret and willingly do as their ancestors were forced to. |
| Usted parece ser un pensador libre, quien podría ser capaz de imaginar un mundo menos constreñido por lo que pensamos que conocemos como "verdad". | You seem to be a freethinker who might imagine a world less constrained by what we think we know of as "truth." |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | constrènyer | Dutch | inperken |
| English | constrain | French | étreindre |
| Lithuanian | suvaržyti,varžyti | Portuguese | constranger |
| Romanian | constrânge | Turkish | sardırmak |