reprimir

v.

1 to suppress (llanto, risa).

2 to repress.

Pedro ahogó un quejido Peter choked back a groan.

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reprimir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to repress, suppress

2 (pasión) to repress; (llanto, risa, etc) to suppress, hold back

► verbo pronominal reprimirse

1 to control oneself

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verb

1) to repress

2) suppress

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1. VT

1) [+ deseos, impulsos] to repress

2) [+ rebelión] to suppress

3) [+ bostezo] to suppress; [+ risa] to hold in, hold back

2.

See:

reprimirse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <rebelión> to suppress, crush

2) <risa/llanto/bostezo> to suppress, stifle

tuvo que reprimir su ira — he had to choke back his anger

3) (Psic) to repress

2.

reprimirse v pron (refl) to control oneself

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= take + Nombre + to task, throttle, dam (up), smother, repress, quash, stifle, bottle up.

Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.

Ex. Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.

Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.

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* reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <rebelión> to suppress, crush

2) <risa/llanto/bostezo> to suppress, stifle

tuvo que reprimir su ira — he had to choke back his anger

3) (Psic) to repress

2.

reprimirse v pron (refl) to control oneself

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= take + Nombre + to task, throttle, dam (up), smother, repress, quash, stifle, bottle up.

Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.

Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.

Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.

* reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.

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reprimir [I1 ]

vt

A ‹rebelión› to suppress, crush

B ‹risa/llanto/bostezo› to suppress, stifle

tuvo que reprimir la ira que sentía he had to choke back o control the anger he felt

C (Psic) to repress

reprimir los impulsos sexuales to repress one's sexual urges

■ reprimirse

v pron

(refl) to control oneself

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reprimir (conjugate reprimir) verbo transitivo

a) ‹rebelión› to suppress, crush

b) ‹risa/llanto/bostezo› to suppress, stifle

c) (Psic) to repress

reprimirse verbo pronominal (refl) to control oneself
reprimir verbo transitivo
1 (un impulso) to suppress: reprimió un bostezo, she stifled a yawn
2 (un sentimiento) to repress: no pudo reprimir su desilusión, he couldn't choke back his disappointment
3 (una rebelión, protesta) to put down, suppress
'reprimir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
English:
bottle up
- curb
- fight back
- fight down
- force back
- hold back
- repress
- smother
- stifle
- bottle
- fight
- suppress

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reprimir

♦ vt

1. [llanto, risa] to suppress

2. [minorías, disidentes] to repress

♦ See also the pronominal verb reprimirse

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reprimir

v/t tb PSI repress

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reprimir vt

1) : to repress

2) : to suppress, to stifle