Grammatical class
Verb
réprimer
(transitive) to suppress, quell (stop the spread of something considered bad or wrong)
Details
Syllables
ré-pri-mer
Phonetics
ʁe.pʁi.me
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
10243
Freq. (movies)
18645
Freq. (news)
13405
Sentences
Tom ne pouvait réprimer sa colère.
Tom couldn't suppress his anger.
A2
Elle ne peut réprimer ses émotions.
She can't suppress her emotions.
B1
Elle n'a pas pu réprimer ses émotions.
She couldn't suppress her emotions.
B1
Il lui était très difficile de réprimer ses émotions.
It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
B1
Comment réprimer ma juste indignation ?
How do I quell my righteous indignation?
C2