Translation of "oppress" to French

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Dictionary translations for "oppress"

oppress [əˈpres] verb Conjugation

oppressed / oppressed / oppressing / oppresses

opprimer (subjugate)

The government oppressed the people.

Le gouvernement opprimait le peuple.

oppresser (weather)

Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!

Youpi ! Nous avons un autre idéaliste rêveur et contemplatif qui priver de droits civiques et oppresser !

accabler (emotional sensation)

Contexts with "oppress"

Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. Une fois que le changement social commence, on ne peut pas revenir en arrière. On ne peut pas désapprendre à lire à une personne. On ne peut pas humilier une personne qui se sent fière. On ne peut pas opprimer les gens qui n'ont plus peur.

Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress! Youpi ! Nous avons un autre idéaliste rêveur et contemplatif qui priver de droits civiques et oppresser !

The government oppressed the people. Le gouvernement opprimait le peuple.

The king oppressed his people. Le roi oppressait son peuple.

He stood for those who were oppressed. Il s'est battu pour les opprimés.

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