crack·down (kr k doun )n. An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime. |
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| Noun | 1. | crackdown - severely repressive actions crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" |
crackdown
noun clampdown, crushing, repression, suppression The government have announced a crackdown on welfare fraud.
Translations
crackdown [ˈkrækdaʊn] n (= firm action) (on crime) → mesures fpl sévères; (on spending) → restrictions fpl
a crackdown on sth [+ crime] → la répression f de qch
a crackdown against terrorism → l'action antiterroriste
a government crackdown → des mesures gouvernementales sévères
a crackdown on sth [+ crime] → la répression f de qch
a crackdown against terrorism → l'action antiterroriste
a government crackdown → des mesures gouvernementales sévères
crackdown
n (inf) → scharfes Durchgreifen; to order a crackdown on something → anordnen, bei etw scharf durchzugreifen
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