opprimere

oppress

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opprimere v.tr. to oppress (anche fig. ); to weigh down; (gravare) to burden: opprimere un paese, un popolo, to oppress a country, a people; quel cibo opprime lo stomaco, that food lies heavy on the stomach; questo caldo opprime il respiro, this heat is oppressive (o suffocating); la sua routine quotidiana le opprimeva lo spirito, her daily routine suffocated her; le sue preoccupazioni lo opprimevano, his troubles weighed him down (o oppressed him); la loro compagnia mi opprime, I find their company oppressive // opprimere qlcu. con tasse, to burden s.o. with taxes.

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[op'primere]

verbo transitivo

1) to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [popolo]

2) [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [persona]; [paura] to constrain; [preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress

3) (soffocare) [calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [persona]

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opprimere

/op'primere/ [29]

verbo transitivo

 1 to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [popolo]

 2 [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [persona]; [paura] to constrain; [preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress

 3 (soffocare) [calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [persona].