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to repress
01
reprimir, suprimir
to stop the expression of thoughts, feelings, or actions
Transitive: to repress thoughts or feelings
Exemplos
A healthy coping strategy involves acknowledging emotions rather than repressing them.
Uma estratégia de enfrentamento saudável envolve reconhecer as emoções em vez de reprimí-las.
02
reprimir, suprimir
to suppress a rebellion, protest, or uprising through use of authority or force
Transitive: to repress a protest or uprising
Exemplos
If the protests continue to escalate, it 's likely that the regime will repress them with even greater force.
Se os protestos continuarem a escalar, é provável que o regime os reprima com uma força ainda maior.
03
reprimir, suprimir
to exclude unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the conscious mind
Transitive: to repress memories
Exemplos
The stress of the situation has caused her to repress memories of the events leading up to the incident.
O estresse da situação a levou a reprimir as memórias dos eventos que levaram ao incidente.
04
reprimir, conter
to hold back or prevent something from being expressed, developed, or revealed
Transitive: to repress an urge or action
Exemplos
The strict rules of the school repressed the students' creativity.
As regras rígidas da escola reprimiram a criatividade dos alunos.
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