engelska-portugisiska översättning av suppress

suprimirA história tem demonstrado repetidas vezes que os esforços no sentido de suprimir línguas só têm merecido críticas. History has showed repeatedly that efforts to suppress languages breed contempt. Suprimir uma moeda é suprimir, é negar todo esse tempo de suor e de sacrifícios. To do away with a currency is to suppress, to deny this time of sweat and sacrifice.
abafarDurante muito tempo, a pedofilia só muito ao de leve suscitou o interesse da opinião pública, e a lei do silêncio, sempre por vontade de abafar o escândalo, era a norma nesta matéria.For a long time, paedophilia has aroused very little public interest, and the law of silence - with a view to suppressing the scandal - was always the order of the day.

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression
To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
To prevent publication
To stop a flow or stream
To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
To hold in place, to keep low

Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
I struggled to suppress my smile.
He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.

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