を抑えた

restrained; suppressed

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restrained; suppressed The past form of を抑える, meaning to control or hold back feelings, behavior, intensity, or amount. In expressions such as 現場を抑えた, it can instead mean “caught” or “secured the scene,” usually written 現場を押さえた.

JA: 彼は怒りを抑えた。

EN: He restrained his anger.

彼は怒りを抑えた。

He held back his anger.

彼は感情を抑えた。

He kept his emotions in check.

少女は懸命に涙を抑えた。

The girl struggled to hold back her tears.

彼女はあの激しい気性を抑えたほうがいい。

She should learn to control her fiery temper.

我々は明るさを抑えた照明の中でダンスをした。

We danced under subdued lighting.

彼が金を盗んでいる現場を抑えた。

I caught him in the act of stealing money.

私はやっとの思いで感情を抑えた

I barely managed to keep my emotions in check.

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)