opprimer

ɔpʁime

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of opprimer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

pouvoirexercer un pouvoir violent et injuste sur des personnes

Le dictateur opprime son peuple depuis des années.

asservir

tyranniser

émotionscauser de la tristesse ou des difficultés à quelqu'un

Cette nouvelle l'opprime beaucoup.

accabler

attrister

chagriner

poidsécraser par un poids lourd ou imposant

La chaleur opprime les habitants de la ville.

alourdir

écraser

peser

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Origin of opprimer

latin, opprimere (presser)

Terms with opprimer included in their meaning

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fouler

finance

opprimer par des taxes ou des charges excessives

oppressif

adj.

autorité

qui opprime ou tend à opprimer de manière injuste

poloniser

histoire politique

opprimer une nation comme la Pologne l'a été historiquement

Examples of opprimer in a sentence

Il ne faut pas laisser l'injustice opprimer la liberté d'expression.
Les souvenirs douloureux l’oppriment chaque soir.
L’injustice sociale peut opprimer les plus sensibles.
Le poids du secret l'opprimait chaque jour.
Les nuages bas oppriment l'atmosphère de la vallée.

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English:oppress, weigh down, ...
German:unterdrücken, belasten, ...
Italian:opprimere, affliggere, ...
Spanish:oprimir, afligir, ...
Portuguese:oprimir, afligir, ...
Chinese:压迫, 使......感到悲伤或困难, ...
Japanese:抑圧する, 苦しめる, ...
Arabic:اضطهد, أحزن, ...
Hebrew:לְדַכֵּא, לְדַכֵּא, ...
Russian:угнетать, тяготить, ...
Ukrainian:гнобити, засмучувати, ...
Catalan:oprimir, afligir, ...
Danish:undertrykke, tynge, ...
Dutch:onderdrukken, benadelen, ...
Greek:καταπιέζω, βαρύνω, ...
Hungarian:elnyomni, nyomasztani, ...
Khmer:សង្កត់សង្កិន, ធ្វើឲ្យទុក្ខចិត្ត, ...
Korean:억압하다, 억누르다, ...
Polish:uciskać, przytłaczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):oprimir, sufocar, ...
Romanian:a oprima, a apăsa, ...
Swedish:förtrycka, tynga ner, ...
Thai:กดขี่, กดดัน, ...
Turkish:baskı yapmak, üzmek, ...
Vietnamese:áp bức, đè nén, ...

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