keep down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de impedir que algo suba, aumente ou chame atenção; também significa reprimir ou controlar algo ou alguém.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from rising, increasing, or being noticed; or to suppress or control something.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Control or limitinformal

   To prevent something from increasing or becoming too high.

   Conter

   • We need to keep down the noise in the library.
   • The government is trying to keep down inflation.
   • Please keep down your voice during the movie.

   Sinônimoscapcheckcontaincontrolcurbhold downlimitreducerestrainsuppress

   Antônimosboostelevateescalateincreaseraise

2. Suppress or oppressformal

   To prevent a group of people from having power or freedom.

   Oprimir

   • The regime kept down the opposition with force.
   • They tried to keep down the rebellion.
   • Minorities were kept down for decades.

   Sinônimoscrushdominateoppressquellrepresssubjugatesuppresstyrannize

   Antônimosemancipatefreeliberaterelease

3. Retain food or drinkinformal

   To manage to eat or drink without vomiting.

   Conseguir reter

   • She was so sick she couldn't keep down any food.
   • He managed to keep down the medicine.
   • The patient could only keep down clear liquids.

   Sinônimoshold downretain

Verbo basekeep