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oppresser

/ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ verb C2
  1. to oppress (transitive)
  2. to squeeze so as to prevent breathing (transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
oppresser
Present participle
oppressant
Past participle
oppressé
Present (je)
oppresse
Future (je)
oppresserai
Passé composé (je)
ai oppressé

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La joie fait quelquefois un effet étrange, elle oppresse comme la douleur. »
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 25 · C1
Dantès continua son chemin ; chaque pas qu'il faisait oppressait son cœur d'une émotion nouvelle : tous ses souvenirs d'enfance, souvenirs indélébiles, éternellement présents à la pensée, étaient là, se dressant à chaque coin de place, à chaque angle de rue, à chaque borne de carrefour.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 282 · C1

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