reprimir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reprimere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rə.pɾiˈmi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.pɾiˈmiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [re.pɾiˈmi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

reprimir (first-person singular present reprimeixo, first-person singular preterite reprimí, past participle reprimit)

1. to repress (to forcefully prevent an upheaval from growing)
2. to restrain (to control or keep in check)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of reprimir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			reprimir
gerund			reprimint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reprimit		reprimida
		plural		reprimits		reprimides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reprimeixo	reprimeixes	reprimeix	reprimim	reprimiu	reprimeixen
	imperfect	reprimia	reprimies	reprimia	reprimíem	reprimíeu	reprimien
	future	reprimiré	reprimiràs	reprimirà	reprimirem	reprimireu	reprimiran
	preterite	reprimí	reprimires	reprimí	reprimírem	reprimíreu	reprimiren
	conditional	reprimiria	reprimiries	reprimiria	reprimiríem	reprimiríeu	reprimirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reprimeixi	reprimeixis	reprimeixi	reprimim	reprimiu	reprimeixin
	imperfect	reprimís	reprimissis	reprimís	reprimíssim	reprimíssiu	reprimissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	reprimeix	reprimeixi	reprimim	reprimiu	reprimeixin
	negative (no)	—	no reprimeixis	no reprimeixi	no reprimim	no reprimiu	no reprimeixin

Related terms

• repressió
• repressiu

Further reading

• “reprimir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “reprimir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “reprimir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “reprimir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reprimō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [he.pɾiˈmi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [he.pɾiˈmi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾiˈmi(ɾ)/ [he.pɾiˈmi(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [χe.pɾiˈmi(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾiˈmi(ɻ)/ [he.pɾiˈmi(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾiˈmiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾiˈmiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾiˈmi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pri‧mir

Verb

reprimir (first-person singular present reprimo, first-person singular preterite reprimi, past participle reprimido)

1. to repress (to forcefully prevent an upheaval from growing)
2. to restrain (to control or keep in check)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reprimir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reprimir
Personal	reprimir	reprimires	reprimir	reprimirmos	reprimirdes	reprimirem
Gerund
	reprimindo
Past participle
Masculine	reprimido			reprimidos
Feminine	reprimida			reprimidas
Indicative
Present	reprimo	reprimes	reprime	reprimimos	reprimis	reprimem
Imperfect	reprimia	reprimias	reprimia	reprimíamos	reprimíeis	reprimiam
Preterite	reprimi	reprimiste	reprimiu	reprimimos	reprimistes	reprimiram
Pluperfect	reprimira	reprimiras	reprimira	reprimíramos	reprimíreis	reprimiram
Future	reprimirei	reprimirás	reprimirá	reprimiremos	reprimireis	reprimirão
Conditional	reprimiria	reprimirias	reprimiria	reprimiríamos	reprimiríeis	reprimiriam
Subjunctive
Present	reprima	reprimas	reprima	reprimamos	reprimais	reprimam
Imperfect	reprimisse	reprimisses	reprimisse	reprimíssemos	reprimísseis	reprimissem
Future	reprimir	reprimires	reprimir	reprimirmos	reprimirdes	reprimirem
Imperative
Affirmative		reprime	reprima	reprimamos	reprimi	reprimam
Negative (não)		não reprimas	não reprima	não reprimamos	não reprimais	não reprimam

Related terms

• irrepressível
• repremidor
• repremível
• repressão
• repressista
• repressível
• repressivo
• repressor
• repressoramente
• reprimir

Further reading

• “reprimir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “reprimir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin reprimō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repɾiˈmiɾ/ [re.pɾiˈmiɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pri‧mir

Verb

reprimir (first-person singular present reprimo, first-person singular preterite reprimí, past participle reprimido)

1. (transitive) to repress
2. (reflexive) to control oneself

   Synonym: autocontrolarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reprimir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reprimir
gerund			reprimiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reprimido		reprimida
		plural		reprimidos		reprimidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reprimo	reprimestú reprimísvos	reprime	reprimimos	reprimís	reprimen
	imperfect	reprimía	reprimías	reprimía	reprimíamos	reprimíais	reprimían
	preterite	reprimí	reprimiste	reprimió	reprimimos	reprimisteis	reprimieron
	future	reprimiré	reprimirás	reprimirá	reprimiremos	reprimiréis	reprimirán
	conditional	reprimiría	reprimirías	reprimiría	reprimiríamos	reprimiríais	reprimirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reprima	reprimastú reprimásvos2	reprima	reprimamos	reprimáis	repriman
	imperfect (ra)	reprimiera	reprimieras	reprimiera	reprimiéramos	reprimierais	reprimieran
	imperfect (se)	reprimiese	reprimieses	reprimiese	reprimiésemos	reprimieseis	reprimiesen
	future1	reprimiere	reprimieres	reprimiere	reprimiéremos	reprimiereis	reprimieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reprimetú reprimívos	reprima	reprimamos	reprimid	repriman
	negative		no reprimas	no reprima	no reprimamos	no reprimáis	no repriman

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of reprimir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive reprimir	dative	reprimirme	reprimirte	reprimirle, reprimirse	reprimirnos	reprimiros	reprimirles, reprimirse
	accusative	reprimirme	reprimirte	reprimirlo, reprimirla, reprimirse	reprimirnos	reprimiros	reprimirlos, reprimirlas, reprimirse
with gerund reprimiendo	dative	reprimiéndome	reprimiéndote	reprimiéndole, reprimiéndose	reprimiéndonos	reprimiéndoos	reprimiéndoles, reprimiéndose
	accusative	reprimiéndome	reprimiéndote	reprimiéndolo, reprimiéndola, reprimiéndose	reprimiéndonos	reprimiéndoos	reprimiéndolos, reprimiéndolas, reprimiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative reprime	dative	reprímeme	reprímete	reprímele	reprímenos	not used	reprímeles
	accusative	reprímeme	reprímete	reprímelo, reprímela	reprímenos	not used	reprímelos, reprímelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative reprimí	dative	reprimime	reprimite	reprimile	repriminos	not used	reprimiles
	accusative	reprimime	reprimite	reprimilo, reprimila	repriminos	not used	reprimilos, reprimilas
with formal second-person singular imperative reprima	dative	reprímame	not used	reprímale, reprímase	reprímanos	not used	reprímales
	accusative	reprímame	not used	reprímalo, reprímala, reprímase	reprímanos	not used	reprímalos, reprímalas
with first-person plural imperative reprimamos	dative	not used	reprimámoste	reprimámosle	reprimámonos	reprimámoos	reprimámosles
	accusative	not used	reprimámoste	reprimámoslo, reprimámosla	reprimámonos	reprimámoos	reprimámoslos, reprimámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reprimid	dative	reprimidme	not used	reprimidle	reprimidnos	reprimíos	reprimidles
	accusative	reprimidme	not used	reprimidlo, reprimidla	reprimidnos	reprimíos	reprimidlos, reprimidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative repriman	dative	reprímanme	not used	reprímanle	reprímannos	not used	reprímanles, reprímanse
	accusative	reprímanme	not used	reprímanlo, reprímanla	reprímannos	not used	reprímanlos, reprímanlas, reprímanse

Related terms

• represión
• represivo

See also

• reprender

Further reading

• “reprimir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025