opprimer
Meanings
Verb
1. to oppress (to keep down by force)
Examples11
Il s'est battu pour les opprimés.
He stood for those who were oppressed.
Ils sont opprimés.
They are oppressed.
Le gouvernement opprimait le peuple.
The government oppressed the people.
Ce chien est un opprimé.
This dog is an underdog.
L'islam opprime-t-il les femmes ?
Does Islam oppress women?
L'islam n'opprime pas les femmes.
Islam doesn't oppress women.