How is the word гнетущий translated from Russian to English

English translation
oppressive
adjective

Жестокий и подавляющий по отношению к людям.

Cruel and controlling toward people.

Examples with “гнетущий”

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  • Они жили при гнетущем законе. — They lived under an oppressive law.

  • К полудню жара стала давящей. — The heat was oppressive by noon.

  • Старые правила были гнетущими для рабочих. — The old rules were oppressive to workers.

  • Мы вошли в давящую, душную комнату. — We stepped into an oppressive, airless room.

  • Новое начальство такое же гнетущее, как прежнее? — Is the new management as oppressive as the last?

  • Перед грозой воздух кажется давящим? — Does the air feel oppressive before a storm?

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