Polyglot Dictionary

reprimir

/xepɾiˈmiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
reprimo
preterite (eu)
reprimi
past participle
reprimido

Meaning

  1. to repress

    • Reprimiu a raiva.

      He suppressed his anger.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recalcar

recalcar and reprimir are close synonyms for "to repress," both psychological, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reprimir

reprimir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to repress."

Practice

1 What does reprimir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches reprimir?

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