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1 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) ronger, éroder- erosion -
2 erode
erode [ɪ'rəʊd]∎ the rock face had been eroded away la paroi du rocher avait été érodée∎ the party's traditional power base has been gradually eroded la base traditionnelle du parti s'effrite(rock, soil) s'éroder;∎ the cliff is slowly eroding (away) la falaise est lentement en train de s'éroder -
3 saving
saving [ˈseɪvɪŋ]1. noun2. plural noun3. compounds• the film's only saving grace is... la seule chose qui rachète le film, c'est... ► savings account noun (British) compte m d'épargne ; (US) compte m de dépôt* * *['seɪvɪŋ] 1.1) ( reduction) économie f (in de; on sur)2) [U] Finance ( activity) épargne f3) ( conservation) économie f2.energy saving — économies fpl d'énergie
savings plural noun économies fpl3.- saving combining formenergy-/fuel-saving — qui réduit la consommation d'énergie/de carburant
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4 one-day fall
STOCK EXCHANGE chute f enregistrée en un jourThe FTSE 100 suffered its biggest one-day fall since early December as funding worries weighed on telecoms, with Vodafone retreating as its revenue figures left investors unimpressed. The index ended down 1.8 percent at 5,131.4, extending losses in late trade as Wall Street sank. Telecoms, banks and oil stocks eroded some 60 index points between them.
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Eroded — E*rod ed, p. p. & a. 1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eroded — Erode E*rode , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. The blood . . . erodes the vessels. Wiseman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eroded fan remnant — All, or a portion of an alluvial fan that is much more extensively eroded and dissected than a fan remnant; sometimes called an erosional fan remnant (FFP). It consists primarily of a) eroded and highly dissected sides (eroded fan remnant… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
eroded fan-remnant sideslope — A rough or broken margin of an eroded fan remnant highly dissected by ravines and gullies that can be just a fringe or make up a large part of an eroded alluvial fan; its bounding escarpments (risers), originally formed by inset channels, have … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
eroded — adjective worn down or worn away … Wiktionary
eroded — Synonyms and related words: abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, blanched, bleached, burnt up, by the board, consumed, contracted, corroded, curtailed, decreased, deflated, depleted, diminished, dissipated, drained, dropped, eaten,… … Moby Thesaurus
eroded — adj. worn away, corroded, eaten away e·rode || ɪ rəʊd v. wear away, grind down, corrode; slowly consume, eat away … English contemporary dictionary
eroded — Ai, ai ia, a ai, pao, po o, koea … English-Hawaiian dictionary
eroded — adjective worn away as by water or ice or wind (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑scoured • Similar to: ↑worn … Useful english dictionary
uni'öhkanya'kö — eroded stream bank … Mingo semantic fields
pitted — Eroded contact breaker points … Dictionary of automotive terms
