How is the word opresivo translated from Spanish to English

English translation
oppressive
adjective

Cruel y dominante con la gente.

Cruel and controlling toward people.

Examples with “opresivo”

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  • Vivían bajo una ley opresiva. — They lived under an oppressive law.

  • Al mediodía el calor era sofocante. — The heat was oppressive by noon.

  • Las normas antiguas eran opresivas para los trabajadores. — The old rules were oppressive to workers.

  • Entramos en una habitación sofocante y sin aire. — We stepped into an oppressive, airless room.

  • ¿La nueva dirección es tan opresiva como la anterior? — Is the new management as oppressive as the last?

  • ¿El aire se vuelve sofocante antes de una tormenta? — Does the air feel oppressive before a storm?

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