to dam up
01
dämma upp, blockera
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
up
grundverb
dam
presens
dam up
3:e person singular
dams up
presens particip
damming up
enkelt preteritum
dammed up
perfekt particip
dammed up
02
hålla tillbaka, undertrycka
to hold back one's emotions, particularly anger or sadness, rather than openly acknowledging or dealing with them in a healthy manner
Exempel
Despite feeling hurt, Tom dammed up his sadness and pretended everything was fine to avoid confrontation.
Trots att han kände sig sårad, höll Tom tillbaka sin sorg och låtsades att allt var bra för att undvika konfrontation.
