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гнёт

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
pressure, weight, oppression, yoke
жить под гнётом страха
to live under the pressure of fear

Examples

Крестьяне жили под гнётом помещиков веками.
The peasants lived under the landlords' yoke for centuries.
Страна́ два десятиле́тия жила под гнётом тирани́и.
The country bore the yoke of tyranny for two decades.
Народ страдал от гнёта чужой власти.
The people suffered under the yoke of foreign rule.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	гнёт	гнёты
Gen.Genitive	гнёта	гнётов
Dat.Dative	гнёту	гнётам
Acc.Accusative	гнёт	гнёты
Inst.Instrumental	гнётом	гнётами
Prep.Prepositional	гнёте	гнётах

Related words

Synonyms

грузcargo; load; burden
и́гоyoke

See also

гнести́to oppress; to press out

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Contributions

thinkpad20 edited translation 6 months ago.
thinkpad20 edited related words 6 months ago.
Lisa edited noun basics 4 years ago.

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More about the translations

oppression pressure weight yoke