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1 suppress
suppress [sə'pres](a) (put an end to) supprimer, mettre fin à;∎ the new regime suppressed all forms of dissent le nouveau régime a mis fin ou un terme à toute forme de dissidence∎ to suppress evidence faire disparaître des preuves;∎ to suppress the truth/a scandal étouffer la vérité/un scandale(c) (withdraw from publication) supprimer, interdire;∎ all opposition newspapers have been suppressed tous les journaux d'opposition ont été interdits ou supprimés;∎ the government has suppressed the report le gouvernement a interdit la parution du rapport∎ the judge ordered that the controversial passages should be suppressed le juge ordonna la suppression des passages controversés(e) (inhibit → growth, weeds) supprimer, empêcher(f) (hold back, repress → anger, yawn, smile) réprimer; (→ tears) retenir, refouler; (→ feelings, desires) étouffer, refouler;∎ to suppress a cough réprimer ou retenir son envie de tousser;∎ to suppress a sneeze se retenir pour ne pas éternuer;∎ to suppress a yawn étouffer ou réprimer un bâillement;∎ she suppressed a smile elle réprima un sourire(g) Psychology refouler -
2 suppress
suppress [səˈpres][+ crime] mettre fin à ; [+ revolt, one's feelings] réprimer ; [+ facts, truth] étouffer ; [+ evidence] faire disparaître* * *[sə'pres]transitive verb contenir [anger, excitement]; refouler [sexuality]; supprimer [evidence, information]; interdire [newspaper]; abolir [party, group]; réprimer [smile, urge, opposition, rebellion]; étouffer [criticism, scandal, yawn]; dissimuler [truth]; mettre fin à [activity]; retenir [tears]; empêcher [growth]; affaiblir [immune system]; inhiber [symptom, reaction] -
3 suppress
1 ( prevent) réprimer [smile, urge, doubt] ; étouffer [yawn] ; contenir [anger, excitement] ; refouler [sexuality] ; supprimer [report, evidence, information, fact] ; interdire [newspaper] ; abolir [party, group] ; réprimer [opposition, riot, rebellion] ; étouffer [criticism, scandal] ; dissimuler [truth] ; mettre fin à [activity] ; retenir [tears] ; to suppress a cough/sneeze se retenir de tousser/d'éternuer ;2 (reduce, weaken) empêcher [growth] ; affaiblir [immune system] ; tuer [weeds] ;3 Med inhiber [symptom, reaction] ; -
4 stifle
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) étouffer2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) étouffer3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) réprimer•- stifling -
5 smother
smother ['smʌðə(r)](a) (suppress → fire, flames) étouffer; (→ sound) étouffer, amortir; (→ cry) étouffer, retenir; (→ emotions, laughter, yawn) réprimer; (→ scandal, criticism, opposition) étouffer(b) (suffocate → person) étouffer;∎ she felt smothered by her mother elle se sentait étouffée par sa mère∎ strawberries smothered in or with cream des fraises fpl couvertes de crème;∎ she was smothered in furs elle était emmitouflée dans des fourrures(d) (overwhelm → with kindness, love) combler;∎ to smother sb with kisses couvrir ou dévorer qn de baisers;∎ to smother sb with attention être aux petits soins pour qn(person) étouffer -
6 stifle
stifle ['staɪfəl](a) (suppress → resistance, creativity, progress) réprimer, étouffer; (→ tears, anger, emotion) réprimer;∎ to stifle a cough réprimer une envie de tousser;∎ I tried to stifle my laughter/a yawn j'ai essayé de ne pas rire/bâiller(b) (suffocate) étouffer, suffoquerétouffer, suffoquer
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