downtrodden

[US]/'daʊntrɒd(ə)n/
[UK]/'daʊntrɑdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. undertrykt; udsat for uretfærdig behandling.

Example Sentences

a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice.

en nedtrykt proletar, der kæmper for social retfærdighed.

Real-world Examples

I came to this job to be the voice of the downtrodden.

Jeg kom til dette job for at være de undertryktes stemme.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Instead of living for herself, she chose an existence that gave a voice to the downtrodden all around the globe.

I stedet for at leve for sig selv, valgte hun en tilværelse, der gav en stemme til de undertrykte over hele verden.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Both groups swore to help Italy's downtrodden, albeit in different ways.

Begge grupper svor at hjælpe Italiens undertrykte, omend på forskellige måder.

Source: Time

Driven mad by these stories, he fashions himself a champion for the downtrodden.

Drevet til vanvid af disse historier, udgiver han sig selv for at være en forkæmper for de undertrykte.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

And you've done it as this friend of the downtrodden.

Og du har gjort det som denne ven af de undertrykte.

Source: The Good Wife Season 2

Oh, no. I can be downtrodden and chat at the same time.

Åh nej. Jeg kan være undertrykt og snakke på samme tid.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 3 _ Warm and Funny Family Comedy

From then on, she lived a downtrodden life until her husband died.

Fra da af levede hun et undertrykt liv, indtil hendes mand døde.

Source: Pan Pan

Jesus’s message was particularly resonant to the poor and downtrodden and pretty radical in its anti-authoritarian stance.

Jesus' budskab var særligt genklangende for de fattige og undertrykte og ret radikal i sin antiautoritære holdning.

Source: World History Crash Course

He became a voice for the downtrodden, a beacon of hope for those who yearned for a better future.

Han blev en stemme for de undertrykte, et fyrtårn af håb for dem, der længtes efter en bedre fremtid.

Source: 202318

Defending honour, with bataireacht or other physical means, was especially important in an era when wealthy Brits controlled swathes of Ireland, leaving its working class downtrodden.

At forsvare ære, med bataireacht eller andre fysiske midler, var særligt vigtigt i en æra, hvor velhavende britter kontrollerede store dele af Irland og efterlod dets arbejdsklasse undertrykt.

Source: Selected English short passages

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