sévir
Meanings
Verb
1. to crack down, clamp down (intransitive)
2. to rage (intransitive, of war, storm, etc.)
3. to be rife (intransitive, of disease, poverty, etc.)
4. to hold sway (intransitive, of policy, belief, etc.)
Examples10
Il faut sévir contre cet abus.
We must crack down on this abuse.
Les lois ne sauraient trop sévir contre ce genre de crimes.
The laws cannot be harsh enough on this sort of crime.
— En vérité, dit l'apothicaire, on devrait bien sévir contre l'ivresse!
“Truly,” said the druggist, “one ought to proceed most rigorously against drunkenness!
Il faut sévir face au commerce illégal.
We have to crack down on illegal trading.
Le juge a sévi contre le criminel.
The judge threw the book at the criminal.
Le gouvernement a sévi contre le groupe minoritaire.
The government clamped down on the minority group.