bottle up

• Verbe à particule signifiant réprimer ou refouler ses émotions, en particulier la colère ou la tristesse, au lieu de les exprimer.

A phrasal verb meaning to repress or conceal one's emotions, especially anger or sadness, rather than expressing them.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Suppress emotionsinformal

   To hide or not express one's feelings, often leading to stress or frustration.

   refouler ses émotions

   • He bottled up his anger until he couldn't take it anymore.
   • She tends to bottle up her sadness instead of talking about it.
   • Bottling up your emotions can be harmful to your mental health.

   Synonymeschoke backcontainhold ininhibitrepressrestrainsmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymesexpressreleaseunburdenvent

2. Confine or trapinformal

   To keep something contained or trapped in a small space.

   confiner, enfermer

   • The protesters were bottled up in the narrow street by the police.
   • The smoke was bottled up inside the room with no ventilation.
   • They felt bottled up in the tiny apartment during the lockdown.

   Synonymesconfinecontaincoop upenclosehem inshut intrap

   Antonymesfreeliberatereleaseunleash

Verbe de basebottle