Russian-English translations for подавля́ть

• suppress
  Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
  I struggled to suppress my smile.
  He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
• crack down
  The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
• crush
  a crush at a reception
  Ive had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.
  to crush grapes
• hold down
  Please hold the noise down.
  You hold him down while I search him.
  I held down that job for years.
• inhibit
• overpower
  We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
  Bright light overpowers the eyes.
  The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
• overwhelm
  The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
  In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  He was overwhelmed with guilt.
• quell
  to quell grief
  to quell the tumult of the soul
• stifle
  The army stifled the rebellion
  The heat was stifling the children
  The heat felt stifling
• strangle
  He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.
  She strangled a scream.
  The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.