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tyranny n1 ( despotism) tyrannie f (over sur) ;2 ( tyrannical act) abus m de pouvoir ;3 ( country) dictature f. -
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['ti-]noun (an action, or the method of ruling, of a tyrant: People will always resist tyranny.) tyrannie -
5 despotism
[-pə-]noun (absolute power or tyranny.) despotisme -
6 tyrant
(a cruel and unjust ruler: The people suffered under foreign tyrants.) tyran- tyrannically - tyrannously - tyrannize - tyrannise - tyranny -
7 harvest
A n1 lit ( of wheat) moisson f, récolte f ; ( of fruits) récolte f ; ( of grapes) vendange f ; to get in the harvest faire la récolte ; a good/poor harvest une bonne/mauvaise récolte ;2 fig (of investment, policy) résultat m ; to reap the harvest of 20 years of tyranny/work récolter les fruits de 20 ans de tyrannie/de travail ; to reap a rich harvest récolter les fruits de ses efforts ; to reap a bitter harvest payer les pots cassés.B vtr -
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2 ( constructive) [discussion, collaboration, experience] fructueux/-euse ; [day, phase, period] productif/-ive ;3 Econ [sector, capital, task, capacity] productif/-ive ; -
9 yoke
yoke [jəʊk]1 noun∎ under the yoke of tyranny sous le joug de la tyrannie;∎ a country struggling to cast off the yoke of foreign domination un pays qui lutte pour briser le joug de la domination étrangère(c) (pair of animals) attelage m, paire f(d) (of dress, skirt, blouse) empiècement m∎ the yoke of marriage les liens mpl du mariage∎ to yoke (up) oxen/bullocks to a plough atteler des bouvillons/des bœufs à une charrue(b) (ideas, qualities) lier, joindre
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