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1 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] -
2 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] ; -
3 lay
B n1 ◑ injur ( sexual partner) she's an easy lay injur c'est une fille facile offensive ; she's a good lay injur elle baise ● bien offensive ; ( sex act) baise ● f ;2 Literat lai m.C adj1 lit ( place) poser ; ( spread out) étaler [rug, blanket, covering] ; ( arrange) disposer ; (ceremonially, as offering) déposer [wreath] ; coucher [baby, patient] ; lay the cards face down posez les cartes face en dessous ; lay the blanket on the ground étalez la couverture sur le sol ; lay the slices of apple on top disposez les pommes coupées en tranches sur le dessus ; she laid the baby in the cot elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau ; to lay the newspaper on the table étaler le journal sur la table ; he laid his hand on my forehead il a posé sa main sur mon front ; he laid his cheek against hers il a mis sa joue contre la sienne ; to lay hands on sth fig ( find) mettre la main sur qch ; to lay hands on sb Relig imposer les mains à qn ;2 ( set for meal) mettre [table, cutlery, crockery] ; to lay the table for lunch mettre la table pour le déjeuner ; to lay the table for four mettre le couvert pour quatre ; to lay the table with the best china disposer la plus belle porcelaine sur la table ; to lay an extra place ajouter un couvert ;4 Constr, Hort, Mil poser [carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe] ; construire [railway, road, sewer] ;5 Zool pondre [egg] ;6 fig ( attribute) porter [charge, accusation] ; déposer [complaint] ; jeter [curse, spell] (on à) ; to lay stress ou emphasis on sth mettre l' accent sur qch ; to lay the blame for sth on sb rejeter la responsabilité de qch sur qn ;9 ◑ ( have sex with) baiser ● avec ; to get laid se faire sauter ●.2 Naut jeter l'ancre (off au large de ; alongside le long de).to lay it on the line ne pas mâcher ses mots ; to lay a finger ou hand on sb ( beat) lever la main sur qn ; ( touch) toucher.■ lay about:▶ lay about [sb] rouer [qn] de coups ; to lay about sb with a stick rouer qn de coups de bâton.■ lay aside:▶ lay aside [sth], lay [sth] aside1 lit ( for another activity) poser [book, sewing, toy] ; ( after one stage in process) mettre [qch] de côté [part-finished dish, model] ;2 fig ( relinquish) abandonner [studies, cares] ; renoncer à [responsibility, principle, feeling, inhibition, doubt].■ lay back:▶ lay back [sth], lay [sth] back coucher [ears, patient] ; poser [head].■ lay before:▶ lay [sth] before sb soumettre [qch] à qn [law, bill] ; exposer [qch] à qn [case, facts, evidence] ; I laid the facts before them je leur ai exposé les faits.■ lay by:▶ lay by [sth], lay [sth] by mettre [qch] de côté [money, provisions].■ lay down:▶ lay down [sth], lay [sth] down4 ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan, course of action] ; poser [condition] ; donner [order] ; fixer [price, charge, wage] ; it is laid down that… il est stipulé que… ;6 Wine mettre [qch] en cave [bottles, wine] ;7 ( record) enregistrer [track].■ lay in:▶ lay in [sth] faire provision de ; we've laid in plenty of beer nous avons fait une grande provision de bière ; to lay in supplies of sth s'approvisionner en qch.■ lay into:▶ lay into [sb]1 lit bourrer [qn] de coups ; she laid into me with her umbrella elle m'a donné des coups de parapluie ;2 ○ fig ( abuse) she laid into me elle m'est tombée dessus ○ ; the teacher laid into them for being late le professeur leur est tombé dessus ○ à cause de leur retard.▶ lay off [sb], lay [sb] off ( sack) ( temporarily) mettre [qn] en chômage technique ; ( permanently) licencier ;▶ lay off [sb] ( leave alone) ○ laisser [qn] tranquille.■ lay on:▶ lay on [sth], lay [sth] on1 ( apply) appliquer [paint, plaster, glue] ;2 GB ( install) [workman] installer [gas, electricity, water] ; [owner] faire installer [gas, electricity, water] ;3 ( supply) prévoir [meal, food, service, transport] ;5 ○ fig ( exaggerate) forcer un peu la dose sur ○ [praise, pathos, sarcasm, gratitude, flattery] ; you laid it on a bit (thick) tu as forcé un peu la dose ○.■ lay open:▶ lay [sth] open exposer (to à) ; to lay oneself open to s'exposer à [accusations, criticism, ridicule, exploitation].■ lay out:▶ lay [sth] out, lay out [sth]1 lit (spread out, display) disposer [goods, cards, food] ; ( unfold) étaler [map, garment, fabric] ; ( put ready) préparer [clothes] ;2 ( design) concevoir [building, book, magazine, advertisement] ; mettre [qch] en page [letter, illustrations] ; monter [page] ; dessiner [town, village, garden] ; disposer [buildings, pattern pieces] ;3 ( explain) exposer [reasons, demands, facts, information] ;4 ○ ( spend) débourser [sum of money] ;▶ lay out [sb], lay [sb] out1 ( prepare for burial) faire la toilette mortuaire de [dead person, corpse] ;2 ○ ( knock unconscious) mettre [qn] KO ○.■ lay up:▶ lay up [sth], lay [sth] up2 ( take out of service) désarmer [boat] ;▶ lay [sb] up ( confine to bed) forcer [qn] à s'aliter ; to be laid up être alité ; to be laid up with être au lit avec [illness, injury]. -
4 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
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