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tyrannise

/ˈtɪrənaɪz/ /ˈtaɪrənaɪz/

Meanings
verb

Tiranizar, oprimir

To oppress (someone).

Examples :

"The strict teacher tyrannized the students with long, boring assignments. "
El profesor estricto tiranizaba a los estudiantes con tareas largas y aburridas.
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration oppress

oppress verb

/əˈpɹɛs/

Oprimir, reprimir

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

Los pobres rurales fueron oprimidos por los terratenientes.

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

Profesor, maestro

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

La maestra de mi hija es muy amable y servicial.

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

Alguien

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

¿Necesitas un regalo para esa persona especial?

Illustration prince

prince noun

/pɹɪns/

Príncipe, monarca

"The prince gave a speech to the students about the importance of education. "

El príncipe dio un discurso a los estudiantes sobre la importancia de la educación.

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Con, junto con

"Do you want to come with?"

¿Quieres venir con nosotros?

Illustration boring

boring verb

/ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/

Aburrir

"The teacher's monotone voice bored the students during the long history lecture. "

La voz monótona del profesor aburría a los estudiantes durante la larga lección de historia.

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

Asignaciones, tareas

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Este diagrama de flujo representa la asignación de tareas en nuestro comité.

Illustration subjects

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Sujeto

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

En la frase 'El ratón es comido por el gato en la cocina', 'El ratón' es el sujeto, siendo 'el gato' el agente.

Illustration tyrant

tyrant noun

/ˈtaɪɹənt/

Tirano, déspota

"The new school principal was a tyrant, taking control without any election or approval from the teachers' union. "

El nuevo director de la escuela era un tirano, que tomó el control sin ninguna elección ni aprobación del sindicato de maestros.

Illustration tyrannized

tyrannized verb

/ˈtɪrənaɪzd/

Tiranizar, oprimir

"The strict headmaster tyrannized the students with unfair rules and punishments. "

El estricto director tiranizaba a los estudiantes con reglas y castigos injustos.

Illustration strict

strict adjective

/stɹɪkt/

Tenso, tirante

"strict embrace"

abrazo tenso