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1 laugte aus
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2 подяден
sapped; undermined; eroded, eaten awayпрен. weakened, undermined* * *подя̀ден,мин. страд. прич. sapped; undermined; eroded, eaten away; прен. weakened, undermined.* * *1. sapped;undermined;eroded, eaten away 2. прен. weakened, undermined -
3 cualquier cosa que no sea
Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.* * *Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
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4 de utilidad inmediata
(adj.) = immediately usefulEx. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.* * *(adj.) = immediately usefulEx: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
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5 minar
v.1 to mine (military).La armada minó el campo The army mined the field.2 to undermine.Sus críticas minaron su confianza His criticism undermined her confidence.* * *1 (terreno) to mine2 figurado (salud, resistencia) to undermine, weaken* * *verb1) to mine2) undermine* * *VT1) (Min, Mil, Náut) to mine2) (=debilitar) to undermine* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/mar> to mine* * *= erode, undermine, sap, gnaw (at), undercut, whittle (away/down/at), hollow out.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.----* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/mar> to mine* * *= erode, undermine, sap, gnaw (at), undercut, whittle (away/down/at), hollow out.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *minar [A1 ]vt2 (debilitar) ‹salud› to damage; ‹autoridad/moral› to undermineel país había sido minado por una guerra civil the country had been weakened by a civil war* * *
minar ( conjugate minar) verbo transitivo
‹autoridad/moral› to undermine
minar verbo transitivo
1 (con explosivos) to mine
2 fig (debilitar, destruir) to undermine: me mina la moral, it undermines my morale
' minar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
socavar
English:
chip away
- mine
- sap
- undermine
- erode
- under
* * *minar vt1. Mil to mine2. [socavar] to undermine;están minando los intentos de alcanzar un acuerdo they are undermining the efforts to reach an agreement;el tabaco está minando su salud cigarettes are damaging her health* * *v/t1 ( excavar) mine2 fig ( dañar) undermine* * *minar vt1) : to mine2) debilitar: to undermine -
6 socavar
v.1 to dig under (excavar por debajo).2 to undermine, to erode, to cut the ground from under, to dig away.Las lluvias socavan la tierra The rain undermines the soil.Las penas socavan el alma Woe undermines the soul.3 to weaken, to debilitate, to mine, to sap.El sufrimiento socava a Ricardo Suffering weakens Richard.4 to cavitate, to produce cavitation.El río socava The river produces cavitation.* * *1 (excavar) to dig under2 figurado to undermine* * *VT1) (=minar) to undermine2) (=excavar) [persona] to dig under; [agua] to hollow out3) (=debilitar) to sap, undermine* * *verbo transitivo to undermine* * *= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* * *verbo transitivo to undermine* * *= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* * *socavar [A1 ]vtto undermine* * *
socavar verbo transitivo
1 to undermine
2 fig (minar, destruir) to undermine
' socavar' also found in these entries:
English:
undermine
* * *socavar vt1. [debilitar] to undermine2. [excavar por debajo] to dig under* * *v/t tb figundermine* * *socavar vt: to undermine -
7 podrovan
pp & adj undermined, sapped, undercut; (od vode obala itd.) fretted away | -o zdravlje broken/sapped health -
8 sap
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9 вода подтачивает склады
Makarov: cliffs are sapped by the streamУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вода подтачивает склады
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10 вода подтачивает стены
Makarov: walls are sapped by the streamУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вода подтачивает стены
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11 Л-72
(как) ВЫЖАТЫЙ ЛИМОН coll NP sing only usu. subj-compl with быть0 (subj: human)1. a very tired, physically exhausted personX как выжатый лимон - X is beat (dead tired, done in, all in)X is (as) limp as a (dish)rag.Дай маме отдохнуть - она как выжатый лимон. Let Mom rest-she's dead tired.2. a person who has exhausted his creative talentX выжатый лимон — X's creative juices have been sappedX's creative energy has been spent X is all washed-up X is a has-been (of a writer, playwright etc) X has written himself out. -
12 С-160
УКАТАЛИ (УХОДИЛИ, УМЫКАЛИ) СЙВКУ (БУРКУ) КРУТЫЕ ГОРКИ (saying) a hard life, old age, and/or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic: — he (she) is not the man (the woman) he (she) used to be the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него (Григория) выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: «Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки...» (Шолохов 5). The pain in his (Grigory's) heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a) -
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НАДРЫВАТЬ/НАДОРВАТЬ (ПОДРЫВАТЬ/ ПОДОРВАТЬ) СИЛЫ чьи VP subj: usu. abstr) to exhaust s.o. utterly and for a long timeX надорвал Y-овы силы = X sapped (all) Y's strengthX drained all of Y's strength X totally drained Y (in limited contexts) X broke Y4s health.(author's usage) Последние недели, проведенные Наташей в комнате матери, надорвали ее физические силы (Толстой 7). Those weeks spent in her mother's room had completely broken Natasha's health (7a). -
14 выжатый лимон
• (КАК) ВЫЖАТЫЙ ЛИМОН coll[NP; sing only; usu. subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]=====1. a very tired, physically exhausted person:- X как выжатый лимон≈ X is beat (dead tired, done in, all in);- X is (as) limp as a (dish)rag.♦ Дай маме отдохнуть - она как выжатый лимон. Let Mom rest-she's dead tired.2. a person who has exhausted his creative talent:- [of a writer, playwright etc] X has written himself out.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выжатый лимон
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15 укатали бурку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > укатали бурку крутые горки
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16 укатали сивку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > укатали сивку крутые горки
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17 умыкали бурку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > умыкали бурку крутые горки
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18 умыкали сивку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > умыкали сивку крутые горки
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19 уходили бурку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > уходили бурку крутые горки
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20 уходили сивку крутые горки
[saying]=====⇒ a hard life, old age, and/ or hardships have sapped a person's strength and made him weak, sick, or apathetic:- the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.♦ Боль в сердце становилась все горячее. На лбу у него [Григория] выступила испарина. Он сошел с крыльца, испуганно прижимая к левой стороне груди ладонь, подумал: "Видно, укатали сивку крутые горки..." (Шолохов 5). The pain in his [Grigory's] heart had grown more intense. Perspiration broke out on his forehead. He walked down the steps, pressing his hand to his left side in fright and telling himself he was not the man he used to be (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > уходили сивку крутые горки
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Sapped — Sap Sap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sapping}.] [F. saper (cf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock.] 1. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sapped — Synonyms and related words: ausgespielt, burned out, devitalized, disabled, drained, effete, enervated, enfeebled, eviscerated, exhausted, fatigued, incapacitated, played out, run down, spent, used up, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out … Moby Thesaurus
sapped — sæp n. juice of a plant, fluid which circulates through a plant; essential body fluid (such as blood); vigor, health, vitality; fool, gullible person (Slang); deep tunnel or trench leading to an enemy s fort (Military) v. remove sap, drain sap;… … English contemporary dictionary
sapped — past of sap … Useful english dictionary
wore him out — sapped his strength, made him tired … English contemporary dictionary
sap — I UK [sæp] / US noun Word forms sap : singular sap plural saps 1) [uncountable] a sticky substance found in plants and trees 2) [countable] informal old fashioned someone who trusts people too much and can easily be cheated The poor sap really… … English dictionary
sap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæp; akin to Old High German saf sap Date: before 12th century 1. a. the fluid part of a plant; specifically a watery solution that circulates through a plant s vascular system b. (1) a body… … New Collegiate Dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
sap — sap1 [ sæp ] noun 1. ) uncount a sticky substance found in plants and trees 2. ) count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED someone who trusts people too much and can easily be cheated: The poor sap really believed Volvano would help him. sap sap 2 [ sæp ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sap — [[t]sæ̱p[/t]] saps, sapping, sapped 1) VERB If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it. [V n] I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength... [V n] Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped… … English dictionary
sap — sap1 noun 1》 the fluid, chiefly water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts, circulating in the vascular system of a plant. 2》 vigour or energy. verb (saps, sapping, sapped) gradually weaken (a person s strength or power). ↘(sap someone of)… … English new terms dictionary
