push down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'exercer une pression vers le bas sur quelque chose ou, au sens figuré, pour réprimer ou réduire quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of applying downward pressure to something, or metaphorically to suppress or reduce something.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Apply downward pressureformal

   To press or force something downward.

   Appuyer vers le bas

   • Push down the lever to start the machine.
   • She pushed down the lid of the suitcase to close it.
   • He pushed down the button firmly.

   Synonymesbear downdepresspress down

   Antonymeselevateliftraise

2. Suppress or repressinformal

   To try to control or hide an emotion, thought, or feeling.

   Réprimer (une émotion, une pensée)

   • He tried to push down his anger during the argument.
   • She pushed down the urge to cry.
   • They pushed down their fears and continued the climb.

   Synonymesbottle upchoke backcontaincurbfight backhold backrepressrestrainsmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymesconfessdiscloseexpressreleaserevealvent

Verbe de basepush