He felt kept down by a system that favored only the wealthy elite.
Se sentía reprimido por un sistema que favorecía solo a la élite adinerada.
Despite his potential, he was kept down by constant criticism from teachers.
A pesar de su potencial, estuvo reprimido por las constantes críticas de sus profesores.
The community's growth was kept down by lack of infrastructure and support.
El crecimiento de la comunidad estaba reprimido por la falta de infraestructura y apoyo.
Local businesses were kept down by heavy taxes and endless bureaucratic obstacles.
Los negocios locales estaban reprimidos por altos impuestos y obstáculos burocráticos interminables.
Wages have been kept down for years, limiting workers' chances to progress.
Los salarios han estado reprimidos durante años, limitando las posibilidades de progresar de los trabajadores.
My whole career, I've been kept down because of something my dad was suspected of doing.
Durante toda mi carrera, he estado reprimido por algo que se sospechaba que había hecho mi padre.
Innovation was kept down because the company refused to invest in new technology.
La innovación estaba reprimida porque la empresa se negaba a invertir en nueva tecnología.
Her confidence was kept down by years of being compared to her brother.
Su confianza estuvo reprimida por años de ser comparada con su hermano.
Her creativity was kept down by a manager who dismissed every new idea.
Su creatividad estaba reprimida por un jefe que descartaba cada nueva idea.
Their ambitions were kept down by social expectations and fear of taking risks.
Sus ambiciones estaban reprimidas por expectativas sociales y miedo a asumir riesgos.
The strict rules kept down any initiative students tried to show in class.
Las reglas estrictas mantenían reprimida cualquier iniciativa que los estudiantes intentaban mostrar en clase.
However, costs are kept down by building rockets in series.
Sin embargo, los costes se reducen fabricando cohetes en serie.
We can't be kept down and everyone knows that.
No podemos mantener la mirada abajo y todo mundo sabe eso.