oppressive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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oppressant(e)
oppressive
accablant(e) chaleur
oppressive
il fait une chaleur accablante
the heat is oppressive
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Also, her oppressive attitude made her workers leave the factory.
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Fashions that required a tiny waist were deemed oppressive.
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The squares create oppressive rules that make it difficult for lower groups to advance.
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The film focuses on her oppressive teenage years leading to her womanhood.
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Flat and dry pitches unconducive to fast bowling combined with oppressive heat confronted the players.
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Political songs were written about him, complaining about his failure in war and his oppressive government.
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He was given a clerical position, but he became depressed and withdrawn from the oppressive conditions; he was soon discharged.
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The alliance responded rapidly to a deteriorating situation that threatened hundreds of thousands of civilians rebelling against an oppressive regime.
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If these forces had not been challenged and defeated militarily, the argument goes, many more people would have died under their oppressive rule.
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That is, market trade could be liberating, but it could just as well be very oppressive.
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