repression [rɪˈpreʃən]
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repression
repression(
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preh
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (restraint)
a. la represión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
People took to the streets to protest the repression of the media.El pueblo tomó las calles para manifestarse en contra de la represión de los medios.
2. (psychology)
a. la represión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Freud believed the repression of our sexual urges reveals itself in our dreams.Freud creía que la represión de nuestros impulsos sexuales se revela en nuestros sueños.
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