subdue
/səbˈdjuː/
US pronunciation
American sound/səbˈdjuː/
səbˈdjuː
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səb - ˈdjuː -> subdue
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) လက်အောက်ရောက်စေသည်။
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၁။ နှိမ်နင်းသည်။ subdue the rebels ❍ (fig ) government efforts to subdue inflation.
၂။ မျိုသိပ်သည်။ အောင့်အည်းသည်။ ချိုးနှိမ်သည်။ ထိန်းချုပ်သည်။ He was unable to subdue a mounting sense of excitement.
❏ subdued /sǝb'dju:d; US -'du:d/ adj
၁။ ခပ်အုပ်အုပ်။ မလွင်သော။ ဖျော့သော။ ချုပ်တည်းထားသော။ a subdued conversation ❍ subdued lighting/colours ❍ a note of subdued excitement in her voice.
၂။ ငြိမ်ချက်သားကောင်း သော။ You're very subdued. What's wrong? ❍ The housing market is fairly subdued at the moment.
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restrain, suppress, hold back, control, check, discipline, tame, bear down, beat down, break, break in, calm, calm down, conquer, crush, defeat, dominate, drop, extinguish, gentle, get the better of, get the upper hand, get under control, humble, mellow, moderate, mollify, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, pacify, placate, put down, quash, quell, quench, quiet, quieten, reduce, repress, shut down, soften, soothe, squelch, subjugate, temper, tone down, trample, triumph over, vanquish
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