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1 démoralisant
démoralisant, e [demɔʀalizɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *demɔʀalizɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj démoralisant, -e* * *démoralisant, démoralisante adj demoralizing.( féminin démoralisante) [demɔralizɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
2 démoralisateur
demɔʀalizatœʀ, tʀis adj (-trice)* * *( féminin démoralisatrice) [demɔralizatɶr, tris] adjectif -
3 débilitant
débilitant, e [debilitɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *debilitɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj débilitant, -e* * *( féminin débilitante) [debilitɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif2. (familier) [abrutissant] mindnumbingcomplètement débilitant, ce boulot! that job's about as interesting as shelling peas! -
4 déprimant
déprimant, e [depʀimɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *déprimante depʀimɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif depressing* * *depʀimɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj déprimant, -e* * *déprimant, déprimante adj depressing.( féminin déprimante) [deprimɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
5 miner
miner [mine]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = garnir d'explosifs) to mineb. ( = ronger) [+ falaise, fondations] to erode ; [+ société, autorité, santé] to undermine* * *mine1) ( affaiblir) to sap [moral, énergie]; to undermine [santé, gouvernement]cela me mine — it's wearing me down; ( plus fort) it's eating me alive
2) Armée to minele terrain est miné — lit the ground is mined; fig it's a minefield
* * *mine vt1) (= saper) to undermine, to erode2) MILITAIRE to mine* * *miner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( affaiblir) to sap [moral, énergie]; to undermine [santé, confiance en soi, gouvernement, parti]; cela me mine it's wearing me down; ( plus fort) it's eating me alive; miné par les soucis worn down by anxiety; pays miné par la corruption country undermined by corruption;2 ( creuser sous) to wear away [bâtiment, talus];3 Mil to mine; le terrain est miné lit the ground is mined; fig it's a minefield; avancer en terrain miné fig to enter a minefield.[mine] verbe transitif1. [poser des mines] to mine‘danger! zone minée’ ‘beware of mines’miner les forces/la santé de quelqu'un to sap somebody's strength/healthminé par le chagrin consumed with ou worn down by grief
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demoralizing — [dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪzɪŋ] adj making you feel unhappy and without any confidence … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
demoralizing — adjective destructive of morale and self reliance • Syn: ↑demoralising, ↑disheartening, ↑dispiriting • Similar to: ↑discouraging … Useful english dictionary