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to dragoon
01
forcer
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
Ditransitive: to dragoon sb into sth
Exemples
Unscrupulous employers sometimes attempt to dragoon workers into accepting unfavorable conditions.
Les employeurs sans scrupules tentent parfois de forcer les travailleurs à accepter des conditions défavorables.
02
dragoonner, soumettre par la force militaire
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Transitive: to dragoon a population or group
Exemples
Throughout history, oppressive regimes have dragooned minority communities.
À travers l'histoire, les régimes oppressifs ont enrôlé de force les communautés minoritaires.
Dragoon
01
a soldier belonging to a European military unit historically made up of heavily armed cavalrymen
Exemples
Dragoons were often deployed for reconnaissance and rapid attacks.
