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1 repress
[rɪ'pres]verbo transitivo reprimere [reaction, smile]; psic. rimuovere* * *[rə'pres](to keep (an impulse, a desire to do something etc) under control: He repressed a desire to hit the man.) reprimere- repressive
- repressiveness* * *[rɪ'pres]verbo transitivo reprimere [reaction, smile]; psic. rimuovere -
2 repress re·press vt
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3 (to) repress
(to) repress /rɪˈprɛs/v. t.1 reprimere; trattenere ( la curiosità, una risata, ecc.): to repress one's feelings, reprimere i propri sentimenti; to repress a sigh, trattenere un sospiro; to repress an uprising, reprimere una rivolta2 (psic.) reprimere; rimuovere. -
4 (to) repress
(to) repress /rɪˈprɛs/v. t.1 reprimere; trattenere ( la curiosità, una risata, ecc.): to repress one's feelings, reprimere i propri sentimenti; to repress a sigh, trattenere un sospiro; to repress an uprising, reprimere una rivolta2 (psic.) reprimere; rimuovere. -
5 repressed
[rɪ'prest] 1. 2.aggettivo represso; psic. rimosso* * *repressed /rɪˈprɛst/a.2 (psic.) represso; rimosso● (psic.) repressed content (o repressed experience), il rimosso □ a repressed feeling, un sentimento represso □ (econ.) repressed inflation, inflazione repressa ( dal governo).* * *[rɪ'prest] 1. 2.aggettivo represso; psic. rimosso -
6 keep down
keep down stare giùEx:keep down! — state giù! keep [sth.] down, keep down [sth.]/Ex:1) (cause to remain at a low level) limitare, contenere [number, prices]; frenare [ inflation]; controllare [ speed]2) (retain in stomach) trattenere [ food]; keep [sb.] down (repress) tenere sotto controllo [ people]* * *1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) stare giù2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) limitare3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) (tenere nello stomaco)* * *1. vt + adv1) (control: prices, spending) contenere, (anger) controllare, contenere, (dog) tenere a bada, (rebellion) soffocare, reprimere, (population) opprimere2) (food) trattenere, ritenere3) Scol2. vi + advtenersi giù, stare giù* * *keep down stare giùEx:keep down! — state giù! keep [sth.] down, keep down [sth.]/Ex:1) (cause to remain at a low level) limitare, contenere [number, prices]; frenare [ inflation]; controllare [ speed]2) (retain in stomach) trattenere [ food]; keep [sb.] down (repress) tenere sotto controllo [ people]
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Repress — Re*press (r? pr?s ), v. t. [Pref. re + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. {Reprimand}.] 1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repress — [ri pres′] vt. [ME repressen < L repressus, pp. of reprimere: see RE & PRESS1] 1. to keep down or hold back; restrain [to repress a sigh] 2. to put down; subdue 3. to control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or… … English World dictionary
Repress — Re*press (r? pr?s ), v. t. [Pref. re + press.] To press again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repress — Re*press , n. The act of repressing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repress — I verb allay, bottle up, bridle, censor, check, choke, comprimere, control, cork, crush, curb, damp, dampen, deaden, domineer, dull, enchain, gag, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold in, hush, inhibit, keep down, keep in, keep in check, keep under… … Law dictionary
repress — late 14c., to check, restrain, from L. repressus, pp. of reprimere hold back, check, from re back + premere to push (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Used of feelings or desires from late 14c.; in the purely psychological sense, it represents Ger.… … Etymology dictionary
repress — *suppress Analogous words: *restrain, curb, check, inhibit: subdue, overcome (see CONQUER) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
repress — [v] keep back, hold in black out*, bottle, chasten, check, collect, compose, control, cool*, cork*, crush, curb, gridlock*, hinder, hold back, inhibit, jam up, keep in, keep in check, keep under wraps*, kill*, lock, master, muffle, overcome,… … New thesaurus
repress — ► VERB 1) subdue by force. 2) restrain, prevent, or inhibit. 3) suppress (a thought or feeling) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious. DERIVATIVES represser noun repressible adjective repression noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
repress — 01. As a child, she always had to [repress] her anger because her parents wouldn t allow her to argue with them. 02. If you always [repress] your feelings, you could end up with high blood pressure or something. 03. His long [repressed]… … Grammatical examples in English
repress — [[t]rɪpre̱s[/t]] represses, repressing, repressed 1) VERB If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. [V n] People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares... [V n] It is anger that is… … English dictionary