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抑える

おさえる · osaeru

to suppress, to hold back

JLPT N2 verb
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Example sentences

  • 涙なみだを抑おさえることができなかった。

    Namida o osaeru koto ga dekinakatta.

    I couldn't control my tears.

  • 痛いたみを抑おさえる薬くすりを何なんかください。

    Itami o osaeru kusuri o nan ka kudasai.

    Please give me something to kill the pain.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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