Opresivo in english
Oppressive
pronunciation: əpresɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: əpresɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
opresivo = oppressive ; heavy-handed ; stifling ; suffocating ; overbearing ; gut-wrenching.
Example: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Example: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Example: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Example: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Example: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Example: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.more:
» de un modo opresivo = oppressively .
Example: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.