fight down

• Verbo frasal usado para reprimir ou superar um sentimento, emoção ou impulso.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of struggling to suppress or overcome a feeling, emotion, or urge.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Suppress an emotioninformal

   To try hard not to show or feel a strong emotion.

   Reprimir uma emoção

   • She fought down the urge to cry during the speech.
   • He fought down his anger and remained calm.
   • I had to fight down a feeling of panic.

   Sinônimosbottle upcheckchoke backcontaincontrolcurbhold backovercomerepressrestrainsmotherstiflesubduesuppressswallow

2. Restrain a physical reactioninformal

   To struggle to prevent a physical reaction, such as laughter or a sneeze.

   Conter uma reação física

   • He fought down a sneeze during the quiet ceremony.
   • She fought down the laughter when he tripped.
   • I fought down the nausea from the bumpy car ride.

   Sinônimoscheckchoke backcontaincurbhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antônimosemitexpressreleasevent

Verbo basefight