English-French translation for "to subdue"
"to subdue" French translation
to subdue {verb}
to subdue {vb} (also: to captivate)
... subdue ethnic minorities.
to subdue {vb} (also: to refer, to subjugate, to submit)
We believe that South Africa has a choice - either to live at peace with us or to subdue us by force.
The longest embargo in history is a shameful thing for an imperial power that sets itself up as policemen to the world and seeks to subdue
to subdue {vb} (also: to get under control, to hold in, to control, to exceed)
Tear gas was used to subdue another hostile crowd demonstrating in Zubin Potok.
Seeking to subdue him by a gunshot aimed at his leg, the officer had instead shot the suspect in the lower back, killing him.
The second concerned a prisoner who physically attacked a witness in court; force was used to subdue the prisoner when he had already begun
to subdue {vb} (also: to deaden, to damp, to attenuate)
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "subdue":
Usage examples
Usage examples for "to subdue" in French
The houses of both parties to the conflict had been set on fire or targeted by projectiles in a policy of collective punishment to subdue the other side.
These conferences discussed at length the importance of economic, technological and medical developments to subdue and defeat HIV/AIDS in affected countries.
(b) Women who are obviously pregnant, except if they endanger the life of an official person or if it is not possible to subdue them in some other way and thus establish order and peace.
One member of the group of indisciplined soldiers showed his annoyance by committing acts that obliged the troops stationed at the border to subdue him and place him in detention at Camp Saio.
Similar words
subconsciously · subcontinent · subcontract · subcontracting · subcontractor · subcontractors · subculture · subcutaneous · subdivision · subduction · subdue · subdued · subdural · subentry · subfamily · subfolder · subgroup · subhead · subheading · subhuman · subitem
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