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1 oppress
oppress [əˈpres]a. [political regime] opprimerb. [anxiety, heat] oppresser* * *[ə'pres]transitive verb1) ( subjugate) opprimer2) [anxiety, responsibility] accabler -
2 oppress
oppress [ə'pres](a) (tyrannize) opprimer -
3 oppress
[ə'pres]1) (to govern cruelly: The king oppressed his people.) opprimer2) (to worry or depress: The thought of leaving her oppressed me.) oppresser•- oppressive - oppressively - oppressiveness - oppressor -
4 grind
1 noun∎ the daily grind le train-train quotidien;∎ what a grind! quelle corvée!, quelle barbe!(a) (coffee, corn, pepper) moudre; (stones) concasser; American (meat) hacher; (into powder) pulvériser, réduire en poudre; (crush) broyer, écraser;∎ he ground his feet into the sand il a enfoncé ses pieds dans le sable;∎ to grind sth under one's heel écraser qch avec le talon;∎ figurative to grind the faces of the poor opprimer les pauvres(b) (rub together) écraser l'un contre l'autre;∎ to grind one's teeth grincer des dents;∎ to grind sth between one's teeth broyer qch entre ses dents;∎ Cars to grind the gears faire grincer les vitesses(c) (polish → lenses) polir; (→ glass) dépolir; (→ stones) polir, égriser; (sharpen → knife) aiguiser ou affûter (à la meule)(d) (turn handle) tourner;∎ to grind a pepper mill tourner un moulin à poivre;∎ to grind a barrel-organ tourner la manivelle de ou jouer de l'orgue de Barbarie∎ this barley grinds well cet orge est facile à moudre;∎ this pepper mill doesn't grind very well ce moulin à poivre ne moud pas très bien∎ to grind to a halt or to a standstill (machine, vehicle) s'arrêter ou s'immobiliser en grinçant; figurative (company, production) s'arrêter net; figurative (economy) se retrouver paralysé;∎ figurative the whole country ground to a halt or standstill during the General Strike le pays a été complètement paralysé pendant la grève généralefamiliar progresser laborieusement□ ;∎ I've been grinding away at this essay all weekend j'ai bûché sur cette dissertation tout le week-end(a) (pulverize) pulvériser, réduire en poudre∎ don't let your job grind you down ne te laisse pas abattre par ton boulot;∎ the people were ground down by years of poverty la population était écrasée par des années de misère∎ (substance) it grinds down easily c'est facile à moudre∎ to grind in a valve roder une soupape∎ the accordion music ground on in the background en fond sonore on entendait l'accordéon, interminable et monotone(a) (cigarette) écraser∎ he was grinding out a tune on the barrel-organ il jouait un air sur l'orgue de Barbarie;∎ familiar she's just ground out another blockbuster elle vient de pondre un nouveau best-sellerpulvériser;∎ to grind sth up into powder réduire qch en poudre -
5 grind
grind [graɪnd](preterite, past participle ground)1. nouna. ( = sound) grincement ma. grincer• to grind to a halt [vehicle] s'immobiliser dans un grincement de freins ; [process, production, negotiations] s'enlisera. [+ substance] pulvériserb. ( = oppress) opprimer ; ( = wear down) [+ one's opponents] avoir à l'usure* * *[graɪnd] 1.1) (colloq) ( hard work) boulot (colloq) m or travail m monotonethe daily grind — (colloq) le boulot (colloq) or le train-train (colloq) quotidien
it'll be a long hard grind — (colloq) ça va être très dur
2) (colloq) US péj ( student) bûcheur/-euse (colloq) m/f2.transitive verb (prét, pp ground)1) ( crush) moudre [corn, coffee beans]; écraser, broyer [grain]; hacher [meat]2) ( sharpen) affûter or aiguiser [quelque chose] (à la meule) [knife]3) ( polish) polir [lenses]; égriser [gems]4) ( turn) tourner [handle]; jouer de [barrel organ]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp ground)1) ( make harsh sound) [machine] grincerto grind to a halt — gen s'arrêter; [vehicle] s'arrêter avec un grincement de freins
2) (colloq) US ( swot) bûcher (colloq), potasser (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:- grind on -
6 burden
burden [ˈbɜ:dn]1. noun• to be a burden to... être un fardeau pour...• we decided not to burden him with the news nous avons décidé de ne pas l'accabler avec cette nouvelle* * *['bɜːdn] 1.1) ( responsibility) fardeau m ( to somebody pour quelqu'un)the burden of guilt/responsibility — le poids de la culpabilité/responsabilité
2. 3.the burden of proof — Law la charge de la preuve
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7 persecute
persecute [ˈpɜ:sɪkju:t]* * *['pɜːsɪkjuːt] -
8 persecute
persecute ['pɜ:sɪkju:t]∎ they were persecuted for their religious beliefs ils ont été persécutés à cause de leurs convictions religieuses∎ they persecuted her with questions ils l'ont harcelée de questions
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