to dragoon
01
tvinga, skrämma
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
Ditransitive: to dragoon sb into sth
Exempel
The corrupt police officer dragooned the informant into silence by leveraging their vulnerabilities.
Den korrupta polisen tvingade informanten till tystnad genom att utnyttja deras sårbarheter.
02
dragoonera, kuva med militär makt
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Transitive: to dragoon a population or group
Exempel
The government's attempt to dragoon protesters was met with fierce resistance.
Regeringens försök att dragoonera demonstranter möttes av hård motstånd.
Dragoon
01
a soldier belonging to a European military unit historically made up of heavily armed cavalrymen
Exempel
He studied the tactics used by dragoons in the 18th century.
