пресечь — meaning in English

English meaning

• repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
• scotch noun Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.

Senses

пресечь is used for these senses in English:

• repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
• scotch (transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.

repress — full definition

1. verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
2. verb To hold back or restrain a feeling, urge, or reaction.

scotch — full definition

1. noun Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
2. verb To put an end to something, such as a plan or rumor, before it can succeed.
3. noun A wedge or block placed against a wheel to stop it rolling.

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