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121 подрывать безопасность
Military: harm security, undermine securityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать безопасность
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122 подрывать внутренний спрос
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать внутренний спрос
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123 подрывать дисциплину
1) General subject: demoralize, to be subversive of discipline, undermine discipline2) Makarov: be subversive of disciplineУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать дисциплину
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124 подрывать дисциплину в войсках
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать дисциплину в войсках
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125 подрывать доверие к индустрии финансовых услуг
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать доверие к индустрии финансовых услуг
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126 подрывать курс валюты
Currency operations: undermine the currency (англ. цитата заимствована из статьи в журнале Business Week, США; контекстуальный перевод)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать курс валюты
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127 подрывать мирные усилия
External policy: undermine peace efforts (англ. термин взят из статьи в газете Guardian, Великобритания)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать мирные усилия
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128 подрывать моральный дух
1) Military: shatter morale, undermine the morale2) Makarov: shatter the morale, destroy the moraleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > подрывать моральный дух
См. также в других словарях:
Undermine — Un der*mine , v. t. 1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. [1913 Webster] A vast rock undermined from one end to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Undermine — can refer to* The military practise of mining a fortification, see Mining (military) * The fictional Transformers character see Undermine (Transformers) * The fictional Warcraft location see Undermine (Warcraft) … Wikipedia
undermine — index check (restrain), corrupt, countervail, debilitate, disable, disarm (divest of arms), discommode … Law dictionary
undermine — (v.) c.1300, undermyne, from UNDER (Cf. under) + MINE (Cf. mine) (v.). The figurative sense is attested from early 15c. Cf. Du. ondermijnen, Dan. underminere, Ger. unterminiren. Related: Undermined; undermining … Etymology dictionary
undermine — *weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, sap, cripple, disable Analogous words: *ruin, wreck: *injure, damage, impair: thwart, foil, *frustrate Antonyms: reinforce … New Dictionary of Synonyms
undermine — [v] weaken attenuate, blunt, clip one’s wings*, corrode, cripple, debilitate, dig, dig out*, disable, eat away*, enfeeble, erode, excavate, foil, frustrate, hollow out, hurt, impair, knock the bottom out of*, mine, poke full of holes*, ruin,… … New thesaurus
undermine — ► VERB 1) erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation). 2) dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse. 2) weaken gradually or insidiously … English terms dictionary
undermine — [un΄dər mīn′, un′dər mīn΄] vt. undermined, undermining 1. to dig beneath; excavate ground from under, so as to form a tunnel or mine 2. to wear away and weaken the supports of [erosion is undermining the wall] 3. to injure, weaken, or impair, esp … English World dictionary
undermine — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)ma͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ undermines, undermining, undermined 1) VERB If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. [V n]… … English dictionary
undermine — 01. It [undermines] a teacher s authority if the principal doesn t support her in matters of discipline. 02. The West is accused of deliberately trying to [undermine] this nation s government. 03. Lowering prices now will just [undermine] our… … Grammatical examples in English
undermine */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈmaɪn] / US [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms undermine : present tense I/you/we/they undermine he/she/it undermines present participle undermining past tense undermined past participle undermined 1) a) to make something or… … English dictionary