stifle

reprimir un bostezo

To hold back the involuntary act of yawning, often out of politeness.

To stop oneself from laughing in a silly, uncontrolled way.

reprimir una risa

To prevent oneself from laughing out loud.

Evitar reírse a carcajadas.

reprimir un impulso

To control a strong desire or impulse to do something.

Controlar un fuerte deseo o impulso de hacer algo.

To try to stop oneself from crying noisily.

To stop oneself from letting out a loud, high cry of fear, pain, or excitement.

reprimir un lloro

To hold back the sound of crying or shouting out.

Contener el sonido de llorar o gritar.

To prevent people from expressing disagreement with official policies or opinions.

To prevent or stop a formal discussion or argument from happening.

reprimir una emoción

To prevent oneself from showing or feeling a strong emotion.

Evitar mostrar o sentir una emoción fuerte.

To prevent new ideas, methods, or inventions from being introduced or developed.

To restrict or prevent the use of imagination or original ideas.