Pesquisar
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to suppress
01
reprimir, suprimir
to consciously control the expression of emotions, desires, or behavior
Transitive: to suppress emotions, desires, or behavior
Exemplos
She recently suppressed her laughter during the serious meeting.
Ela recentemente suprimiu seu riso durante a reunião séria.
02
reprimir, suprimir
to stop an activity such as a protest using force
Transitive: to suppress a protest or uprising
informações gramaticais
composição morfológica
derivado
verbo de ação
regular
presente
suppress
3.ª pessoa do singular
suppresses
particípio presente
suppressing
pretérito simples
suppressed
particípio passado
suppressed
Exemplos
As the crowd grew, the authorities decided to suppress the protest before it could escalate further.
À medida que a multidão crescia, as autoridades decidiram reprimir o protesto antes que pudesse escalar ainda mais.
03
reprimir, suprimir
to block or halt the movement or release of something
Transitive: to suppress flow of a fluid or gas
Exemplos
The dam was built to suppress the flow of water during heavy rains.
A barragem foi construída para suprimir o fluxo de água durante chuvas fortes.
04
reprimir, suprimir
to deliberately push away or control an unpleasant thought or memory
Transitive: to suppress a thought or memory
Exemplos
She tried to suppress the memory of the argument to avoid thinking about it.
Ela tentou suprimir a memória da discussão para evitar pensar nisso.
05
reprimir, suprimir
to prevent something from growing or developing
Transitive: to suppress growth or development of something
Exemplos
The government tried to suppress the spread of the virus.
O governo tentou suprimir a propagação do vírus.
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