Translation of "Oppressive" in French

The atmosphere was oppressive.

- L'atmosphère était pesante.
- L'atmosphère était oppressante.

The weather is so oppressive.

Le temps est vraiment oppressant.

Oppressive regimes don't live forever.

Les régimes oppressifs ne durent pas éternellement.

He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.

Il défie le gouvernement actuel qui n'est pas moins oppressif que le précédent.

The truth is, in such an oppressive regime as Ceausescu's, there were no opposition leaders

La vérité c'est que, dans un régime aussi oppressif que celui de Ceausescu, il n'y avait pas de leader de l'opposition.