Translation meaning & definition of the word "oppressive" into French language
Traduction sens & définition du mot « oppressive » en langue française
English⟶French
Oppressive
[Oppressif]/əprɛsɪv/
adjective
1. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- "The atmosphere was oppressive"
- "Oppressive sorrows"
- synonym:
- oppressive
1. Pesant lourdement sur les sens ou l'esprit
- "L'atmosphère était oppressante"
- "Douleurs oppressives"
- synonyme:
- oppressif
2. Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
- "The oppressive government"
- "Oppressive laws"
- "A tyrannical parent"
- "Tyrannous disregard of human rights"
- synonym:
- oppressive ,
- tyrannical ,
- tyrannous
2. Marqué par une sévérité injuste ou un comportement arbitraire
- "Le gouvernement oppressif"
- "Lois oppressives"
- "Un parent tyrannique"
- "« mépris tyrannique des droits de l'homme »"
- synonyme:
- oppressif ,
- tyrannique
Examples of using
He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.
Il défie le gouvernement actuel qui n'est pas moins oppressif que le précédent.