Polyglot Dictionary

oppression

/ɔpʁesjɔ̃/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. oppression

    • Elle ressentait une oppression dans la poitrine.

      She felt an oppression in her chest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

opresión

opresión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "oppression."

Portuguese

opressão

opressão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "oppression."

Practice

1 What does oppression mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ressentait une ___ dans la poitrine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oppression?

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