How do you pronounce suppress?

suppress is pronounced as /səˈprɛs/.

Vocabulaires
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suppress

🚫suppress (suprès)

verb

/səˈprɛs/

réprimer (reprimer)

supposititious suppressible

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Signification

to forcibly put an end to something; to restrain or hold back an action, feeling, or development

To forcibly put an end to; to restrain or subdue.

Traduction de la signification

mettre fin à quelque chose de force; restreindre ou retenir une action, un sentiment ou un développement

Phrases d'exemple

The government tried to suppress the protest.

Le gouvernement a essayé de réprimer la protestation.

Authorities must suppress criminal activities in campuses.

Les autorités doivent réprimer les activités criminelles dans les campus.

Expressions d'exemple

suppress a smile

réprimer un sourire

Synonymes

restrain, stifle, subdue, curb, repress, quash, crush, stop, inhibit

Entrée 1

restrain, stifle, subdue, curb, repress

Entrée 2

restrain, subdue, quash, crush, stop, inhibit

Antonymes

encourage, express, release, promote, support, foster, allow, permit

Entrée 1

encourage, express, release

Entrée 2

encourage, promote, support, foster, allow, permit

Collocations

suppress a rebellion, suppress emotions, suppress evidence, suppress a smile

Plus de phrases d'exemple

I have realized that suppressing your feelings can be even more harmful in the long run.

J'ai réalisé que réprimer ses sentiments peut être encore plus nocif à long terme.

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to complain or find fault continually, often about trivial matters

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to cut away the outer covering or reduce something gradually

covered (couverte)

Protected by being placed over or wrapped; hidden from view.

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to show respect; to keep a promise

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