oprimir

v.

1 to press (ejercer presión sobre) (botón).

2 to pinch, to be too tight for.

la corbata le oprimía el cuello his tie felt too tight

3 to oppress.

El tirano oprime al pueblo The tyrant oppresses the people.

4 to weigh down on, to burden.

5 to squeeze, to press, to depress, to bear down.

María oprime naranjas todo el día Mary squeezes oranges the whole day.

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oprimir

► verbo transitivo

1 (botón) to press

■ oprima el botón verde press the green button

■ me oprime el cinturón this belt is too tight for me

2 figurado to oppress

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verb

to oppress

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VT

1) (=apretar) [+ objeto] to squeeze, press, exert pressure on; [+ gas] to compress

la blusa me estaba oprimiendo el cuello — the blouse was too tight round my neck

2) [+ botón, tecla] to press

3) [+ pueblo, nación] (=tiranizar) to oppress; (=cargar) to burden, weigh down; (=aplastar) to crush

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verbo transitivo

a) (frml) (apretar, presionar) to press

la angustia le oprimía el pecho — (liter) he was wracked with anguish

b) (tiranizar) to oppress

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= tyrannize, bear down on.

Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.

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verbo transitivo

a) (frml) (apretar, presionar) to press

la angustia le oprimía el pecho — (liter) he was wracked with anguish

b) (tiranizar) to oppress

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= tyrannize, bear down on.

Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.

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oprimir [I1 ]

vt

1 (frml) (apretar, presionar) to press

oprima el botón de la izquierda press the left-hand button

la angustia le oprimía el pecho (liter); he was wracked with anguish

2 (tiranizar) to oppress

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oprimir (conjugate oprimir) verbo transitivo

a) (frml) (apretar, presionar) to press

b) (tiranizar) to oppress

oprimir verbo transitivo
1 (un botón) to press: la máquina se apaga cuando oprimes este botón, the machine turns off when you press this button
(zapatos, prenda) to be too tight
2 (someter) to oppress: el régimen militar oprimió a los ciudadanos, the military regime oppressed its citizens
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English:
oppress

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oprimir vt

1. [apretar] [botón] to press;

[garganta, brazo] to squeeze

2. [sujeto: zapatos, cinturón] to pinch, to be too tight for;

la corbata le oprimía el cuello his tie felt too tight

3. [reprimir] to oppress

4. [angustiar] to weigh down on, to burden;

me oprime la soledad being on my own depresses me

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oprimir

v/t

1 pueblo oppress

2 botón press

3 de zapatos be too tight for

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oprimir vt

1) : to oppress

2) : to press, to squeeze

oprima el botón: push the button

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oprimir vb (presionar) to press

oprime el botón press the button