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1 debase
debase [dɪˈbeɪs][+ word, object] déprécier* * *[dɪ'beɪs] 1.transitive verb dégrader [emotion, ideal]; déprécier [currency]; rabaisser [person]2.debased past participle adjective [language] appauvri -
2 debase
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3 degrade
degrade [dɪˈgreɪd]* * *[dɪ'greɪd]transitive verb1) ( humiliate) humilier [person]2) ( damage) dégrader [environment] -
4 stoop
stoop [stu:p]1. nouna. ( = have a stoop) avoir le dos voûtéb. ( = bend over) se pencher ; (figurative) s'abaisser ( to sth jusqu'à qch) (to do sth, to doing sth jusqu'à faire qch)* * *[stuːp] 1.1) ( curvature)2) US ( veranda) perron m2.1) ( be bent over) être voûté2) ( lean forward) se pencher3) ( debase oneself) -
5 cheapen
cheapen ['tʃi:pən](a) (lower, debase) abaisser;∎ I wouldn't cheapen myself by accepting a bribe je ne m'abaisserais pas à accepter un pot-de-vin(b) (reduce the price of) baisser le prix dedevenir moins cher -
6 corrupt
corrupt [kə'rʌpt](a) (dishonest → person, society) corrompu;∎ corrupt practices pratiques fpl malhonnêtes(b) (depraved, immoral) dépravé, corrompu(c) (containing alterations → text) altéré(a) (make dishonest) corrompre;∎ corrupted by power corrompu par le pouvoir(c) (alter → text) altérer, corrompre -
7 degrade
degrade [dɪ'greɪd]∎ to degrade oneself s'avilir;∎ I refuse to degrade myself by playing these silly games je refuse de m'abaisser à ces jeux idiots
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