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persecuting

/ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Persécuter, tourmenter

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

Examples :

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."
Celui qui en persécute un persécutera tous.
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verb

Persécuter, harceler

To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

Examples :

"The little brother kept persecuting his older sister, constantly asking her to play with him even when she was busy studying. "
Le petit frère n'arrêtait pas de persécuter sa sœur aînée, lui demandant constamment de jouer avec lui, même lorsqu'elle était occupée à étudier.
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Related Words

Illustration solicitations

solicitations noun

/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃənz/

Sollicitations, demandes

"The teacher asked the students to ignore any solicitations for money from outside organizations that were not approved by the school. "

Le professeur a demandé aux élèves d'ignorer toute sollicitation d'argent provenant d'organisations extérieures non approuvées par l'école.

Illustration persecutes

persecutes verb

/ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːts/ /ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːts/

Persécute, harcèle

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."

Celui qui en persécute un persécutera tous.

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

Persistant, obstiné

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Elle a une toux persistante depuis des semaines.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Spécialement, particulièrement

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Ma sœur est très serviable, particulièrement quand il s'agit d'organiser des choses.

Illustration studying

studying verb

/ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/

Réviser, étudier

"I need to study my biology notes."

Je dois réviser mes notes de biologie.

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

Détail, point

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

Le professeur a souligné un détail particulier du problème de mathématiques que plusieurs élèves avaient manqué.

Illustration constantly

constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

Constamment, sans cesse, fidèlement

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

Mon frère aide constamment sa jeune sœur pour ses devoirs, démontrant ainsi sa loyauté et son soutien indéfectibles.

Illustration persecute

persecute verb

/ˈpəːsɪkjuːt/ /ˈpɝsəkjut/

Persécuter, tourmenter

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."

Celui qui en persécute un persécutera tous.

Illustration identity

identity noun

/aɪˈdɛntəti/

Identité, similitude

"The twins share a striking identity; they look exactly alike. "

Les jumeaux partagent une identité frappante ; ils se ressemblent exactement.

Illustration importunity

importunity noun

/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti/ /ˌɪmpɔɹˈtuːnɪti/

Insistance, importunité

"The child's importunity for a new toy finally wore down his parents, and they reluctantly agreed to buy it. "

L'insistance de l'enfant pour un nouveau jouet a finalement lassé ses parents, qui ont accepté à contrecœur de l'acheter.

Illustration adherence

adherence noun

/ədˈhɪərəns/ /ædˈhɪrəns/

Adhérence, attachement

"The adherence of the sticky notes to the whiteboard was impressive. "

L'adhérence des post-it au tableau blanc était impressionnante.

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

Religieux, religieuse

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Les religieux consacraient une grande partie de leur temps à la prière et à la méditation.