bottle up
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bottle up
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to restrain (powerful emotion)
2. (Military) to keep (an army or other force) contained or trapped: the French fleet was bottled up in Le Havre.
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| Verb | 1. | bottle up - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device choke - check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger" |
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Translations
يَكْتُمُ مَشاعِرَهُ، يَكْبِتُ عَواطِفَه
dusitpotlačit
tilbageholde
byrgja inni
baskı/kontrol altında tutmak
w>bottle up
vt sep emotion → in sich (dat) → aufstauen, in sich (acc) → hineinfressen (inf); there’s a lot of hate bottled up inside her → es ist viel aufgestauter Hass in ihr
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bottle
(ˈbotl) noun a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc. a lemonade bottle.
verb to put into bottles.
ˈbottleneck noun a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs. a bottleneck caused by roadworks.
bottle up to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious. Don't bottle up your anger.
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