| Example in Catalan | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Si ens sotmetem a la llei, Alex, encara sotmetent a perdre llibertats ... per exemple, la llibertat d'oprimir ... potser descobrim altres llibertats que prèviament desconeixíem. | If we submit ourselves to law, Alex, even submit to losing freedoms... the freedom to oppress, for instance... we may discover other freedoms previously unknown to us. |
| Envege al militant que encara aconsegueix sentir-se oprimit. | I envy the militant who feels oppressed. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ظلم,كرب | Dutch | beklemmen, benauwen, persen |
| English | oppress | Esperanto | opresi |
| Estonian | ängistama | French | oppresser, opprimer |
| German | beklemmen, unterdrücken, unterfertigen | Greek | δυναστεύω |
| Hebrew | דיכא | Hungarian | elnyom |
| Indonesian | menzalimi | Italian | conculcare, vessare |
| Japanese | 圧迫, 虐げる, 弾圧 | Lithuanian | engti |
| Norwegian | undertrykke | Polish | ciemiężyć, gnębić, niewolić, pognębić, uciemiężać, uciskać |
| Portuguese | oprimir | Russian | гнести, угнетать |
| Swedish | förtrycka |