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1 tyrannie
tyrannie [tiʀani]feminine noun* * *tiʀaninom féminin tyrannysubir la tyrannie de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be tyrannized by somebody/something
* * *tiʀani nf* * *tyrannie nf tyranny; la tyrannie d'un patron the tyranny of a boss; subir la tyrannie de qn/qch to be tyrannized by sb/sth.[tirani] nom fémininexercer sa tyrannie sur to exercise one's tyranny over, to tyrannize -
2 dictature
dictature [diktatyʀ]feminine noun• c'est de la dictature ! this is tyranny!* * *diktatyʀnom féminin dictatorship* * *diktatyʀ nf* * *dictature nf dictatorship; vivre sous une dictature to live under ou in a dictatorship; la dictature des sondages en matière de politique fig the tyranny of opinion polls in politics.dictature du prolétariat dictatorship of the proletariat.[diktatyr] nom féminin -
3 esclavage
esclavage [εsklavaʒ]masculine noun* * *ɛsklavaʒnom masculin1) slavery2) ( contrainte) tyranny (de of)* * *ɛsklavaʒ nm* * *esclavage nm1 ( système) slavery; ( condition) slavery, bondage littér; réduire qn en esclavage to enslave sb [individu]; to reduce sb to slavery [groupe]; tenir un peuple dans l'esclavage to keep a people in bondage;2 ( contrainte) tyranny (de of).[ɛsklavaʒ] nom masculinréduire quelqu'un en esclavage to reduce somebody to slavery, to make a slave out of somebody3. [dépendance] -
4 bastille
bastille nf fortress.[bastij] nom féminin1. [fort] fortress2. [à Paris]a. [forteresse] the Bastilleb. [quartier] Bastille, the Bastille areaThe Bastille, a state prison and a symbol of Ancien Régime tyranny, fell to the people of Paris on 14th July 1789, marking the beginning of the Revolution. The square where the Bastille once stood is now the home of one of the Paris opera houses, known as l'Opéra-Bastille. -
5 despotisme
despotisme [dεspɔtism]masculine noun* * *dɛspɔtism nm* * *despotisme nm despotism.[dɛspɔtism] nom masculin -
6 taxer
taxer [takse]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• produits taxés à 5,5% products taxed at 5.5%• il m'a taxé 100 € he got 100 euros out of me (inf)* * *takse1) Commerce, Économie to tax2) ( accuser)* * *takse vt1) [personne] to tax2) [produit] to put a tax on, to taxtaxer qn de qch (= qualifier) — to call sb sth
Il m'a taxé de raciste. — He called me a racist., (= accuser) to accuse sb of sth
Il m'a taxé de racisme. — He accused me of racism.
* * *taxer verb table: aimer vtr1 Comm, Fisc, Écon to tax [produit, profit, plus-value, contribuable]; taxer qch à 10% to tax sth at 10%; la loi taxe à 45% les bénéfices des sociétés the law taxes company profits at 45%; les plus-values sont taxées à 19% capital gains are taxed at 19%;2 ( accuser) taxer qn de laxisme/d'élitisme/de corruption to accuse sb of being lax/elitist/corrupt; je me suis fait taxer de jalousie or jaloux I was accused of being jealous; taxer l'affection de qn de tyrannique to call sb's affection tyranny.[takse] verbe transitiftaxer les disques à 10 % to tax records at 10%, to put a 10% tax on records2. DROITtaxer les dépens to fix ou to tax costs3. [accuser]4. [qualifier]5. (familier) [emprunter] to cadge -
7 tyrannie
high-handedness, tyranny
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