vexer
French → English
verb//vɛ.kse//
(emotion) To offend: to hurt someone's pride or make them feel slighted
Il est très susceptible, il se vexe pour un rien.
(English) He is very sensitive; he gets offended over nothing.
Ma remarque sur sa nouvelle voiture a fini par le vexer.
(English) My remark about his new car ended up offending him.
verb//vɛ.kse//
(history) To oppress: to torment or abuse power over a group of people
Ce seigneur vexait cruellement ses vassaux pour obtenir plus d'argent.
(English) This lord cruelly oppressed his vassals to obtain more money.
Le peuple ne voulait plus être vexé par des impôts injustes.
(English) The people no longer wanted to be tormented by unfair taxes.
Entry ID: fr:en:vexer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary