угнетать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊɡnʲɪˈtatʲ]

Verb

угнета́ть (ugnetátʹ) impf (perfective угнести́)

  1. to oppress
    помещики угнетали крестьянpomeščiki ugnetali krestʹjanthe landlords oppressed the peasants
  2. to depress, dispirit
    чу́вство неизвестности угнетало его́čúvstvo neizvestnosti ugnetalo jevóa sense of uncertainty oppressed him; he was oppressed by the uncertainty

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