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1 subdue
[səb'djuː] [AE -'duː]2) (hold in check) contenere, controllare [ emotion]* * *[səb'dju:](to conquer, overcome or bring under control: After months of fighting the rebels were subdued.) sottomettere- subdued* * *[səb'djuː] [AE -'duː]2) (hold in check) contenere, controllare [ emotion] -
2 cow
I 1. [kaʊ]1) (cattle) mucca f., vacca f.2) (female of large animals) femmina f.3) colloq. spreg. (woman) vacca f., donnaccia f.2.modificatore [elephant, whale] femmina••II [kaʊ]verbo transitivo atterrire, intimidire* * *I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.)2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.)•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.)* * *I 1. [kaʊ]1) (cattle) mucca f., vacca f.2) (female of large animals) femmina f.3) colloq. spreg. (woman) vacca f., donnaccia f.2.modificatore [elephant, whale] femmina••II [kaʊ]verbo transitivo atterrire, intimidire
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subdue — ► VERB (subdues, subdued, subduing) 1) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. 2) bring (a country) under control by force. ORIGIN Latin subducere draw from below … English terms dictionary
subdue — I verb abate, allay, beat, beat down, bend, best, break, bring under rule, calm, captivate, capture, choke, conquer, control, crush, curb, deaden, defeat, discipline, discomfit, domare, dominate, dull, enthrall, foil, get the better of, harness,… … Law dictionary
subdue — verb (T) 1 to stop a person or group from behaving violently, especially by using force: Police managed to subdue the angry crowd. 2 formal to prevent your emotions from showing: Frank subdued his grief in order to comfort Cathy. 3 formal to take … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
subdue — verb 1) he subdued all his enemies Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, quash, beat, trounce, subjugate, suppress, bring someone to their knees; informal lick, thrash, hammer 2) she could not subdue her … Thesaurus of popular words
subdue — verb a) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. b) To bring (a country) under control by force … Wiktionary
subdue — verb (subdues, subduing, subdued) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. ↘bring (a country) under control by force. Derivatives subduable adjective subduer noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. suduire, from L. subducere, lit. draw from below … English new terms dictionary
subdue — verb Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, beat, subjugate, suppress … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
subdue — [[t]səbdju͟ː, AM du͟ː[/t]] subdues, subduing, subdued 1) VERB If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. [V n] Senior government officials admit they have not been able to… … English dictionary
subdue — UK [səbˈdjuː] / US [səbˈdu] verb [transitive] Word forms subdue : present tense I/you/we/they subdue he/she/it subdues present participle subduing past tense subdued past participle subdued 1) to hold someone and make them stop behaving in an… … English dictionary
subdue — sub|due [ səb du ] verb transitive 1. ) to hold someone and make them stop behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way: It took three police officers to subdue him. 2. ) FORMAL to defeat a place or a group of people, and take control of them: By… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subdue — [14] Subdue denotes etymologically ‘lead away’. It came via Anglo Norman *subduer from Latin subdūcere ‘lead away, withdraw’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘from under, away’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, etc). The … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins