were oppressing

Past progressiveconjugation ofoppress.There are other translations for this conjugation.

oppress

I am freeing myself from the things that were oppressing me.	Me estoy liberando de las cosas que me oprimían.
Some countries were oppressing the populations of the regions under their control (imprisonment, ill-treatment).	Algunos países oprimen a las poblaciones de las regiones que se encuentran bajo su control (penas de prisión, malos tratos).
We compared it with the reality we experienced and realized that the rich were oppressing us.	La comparábamos con la realidad que vivíamos y nos dábamos cuenta de que los ricos nos oprimían.
They were oppressing all kinds of people.	Estaban oprimiendo a todo tipo de personas.
Some were oppressing the needy poor and would obtain their services for the lowest figure.	Algunos eran opresivos con los pobres necesitados y contrataban sus servicios por el salario más bajo.
Then I acknowledged that there were still many things that I had considered as right but in reality were oppressing my life.	Luego reconocí que todavía había muchas cosas que había considerado como correctas pero que en realidad estaban oprimiendo mi vida.
It is our contention that the Amen Reites knew that they were oppressing the commoners of Egypt--those very people whose spiritual well being was in their hands.	Es nuestra opinión que los Amón Reites sabían que estaban oprimiendo a los plebeyos de Egipto-- a esas mismas personas cuyo bienestar espiritual estaba en sus manos.
Just as a beaten child or wife will sometimes defend the cruel father or husband and justify his behaviour, so certain inhabitants of East Aleppo are now using the language of the jihadists who were oppressing them.	Como el niño o la esposa maltratados por un padre o un marido cruel, y que a pesar de ello justifican ese comportamiento brutal, algunos habitantes del este de Alepo repiten ahora el discurso de los yihadistas que los oprimían.