gulp back tears
сдержать слёзы
Could you tell she was trying to gulp back tears?
Ты заметил, что она пыталась сдержать слёзы?
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phrasal verb · B2 · often · UK/US
gulp back
gulp back
Meaning of gulp back
English
to stop yourself from showing tears or an emotion
Русский
не дать себе заплакать или показать чувства
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌɡʌlp ˈbæk/
American English
/ˌɡʌlp ˈbæk/
gulp back with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом gulp back
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9 сочетаний
Сдержать слёзы
Holding back tearsgulp back a sob
сдержать рыдание
Gulping back a sob, she kept reading the letter aloud.
Сдержав рыдание, она продолжила читать письмо вслух.
- gulp back tears of reliefсдержать слёзы облегчения
- gulp back tears of disappointmentсдержать слёзы разочарования
- gulp back a sudden rush of tearsсдержать внезапно нахлынувшие слёзы
- gulp back tears and smileсдержать слёзы и улыбнуться
Не выдать чувства
Holding back emotiongulp back your emotions
сдержать свои эмоции
Try to gulp back your emotions until the interview is over.
Постарайся сдержать эмоции, пока не закончится собеседование.
- gulp back your angerсдержать свой гнев
- gulp back a cryсдержать вскрик
gulp back usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She tried to gulp back her tears.
Она пыталась сдержать слёзы.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He gulped back his anger and said nothing.
Он сдержал гнев и ничего не сказал.
gulp back synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between gulp back, choke back, fight back, blink back, hold back, and suppress
C
🇬🇧English
choke back
Almost the same: hold back tears or sobs with effort.
rare word
ENShe choked back a sob.
ENHe fought back his anger and smiled.
B
🇬🇧English
blink back
Only of tears: blink them away.
rare word
ENShe blinked back tears at the airport.
H
🇬🇧English
hold back
Broader and more neutral.
often
ENI couldn't hold back my laughter.
Advanced: broader words
S
🇬🇧English
suppress
More formal; hide or stop feelings.
often
ENHe suppressed a yawn during the meeting.
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gulp back meaning: what does it mean?
to stop yourself from showing tears or an emotion
gulp back pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
gulp back is pronounced as /ˌɡʌlp ˈbæk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
gulp back definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Она пыталась сдержать слёзы. Translation: She tried to gulp back her tears.
Is gulp back part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?
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