English-Portuguese translations for repress

• reprimir
  No entanto, não devem em circunstância alguma ser utilizados como pretexto para reprimir os direitos fundamentais. However, they must never be used as a pretext for repressing fundamental freedoms.
  A sua intenção é subjugar e reprimir o povo birmanês.They are intent on subjugating and repressing the people of Burma.
  O Eurodac não é um instrumento destinado a reprimir, a recalcar. Eurodac is not a tool to be used for repression, to drive out refugees.

Definition of repress

• To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further
• To check; to keep back
• To press again
• A record pressed again; a repressing

Synonyms

• crush
• quell
• subdue
• suppress
• restrain
• hold back

Examples

• to repress rebellion or sedition
• to repress the first risings of discontent
• to repress a vinyl record

Related words

• repressed
• repression
• repressive
• irrepressible
• irrepressibly
• repressor
• corepressor
• repressible
• derepression