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1 affaiblir
affaiblir [afebliʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► s'affaiblir [personne, autorité] to weaken ; [facultés] to deteriorate ; [vue] to grow dim ; [son] to fade ; [vent] to die down* * *afɛbliʀ
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verbe transitif to weaken
2.
s'affaiblir verbe pronominal [autorité, gouvernement, économie] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; [bruit] to grow fainter; [monnaie] to be weakening ( face à against)* * *afebliʀ vt[économie, parti, personne] to weaken* * *affaiblir verb table: finirA vtr to weaken [personne, démocratie, sens, monnaie]; to reduce [capacité, impact]; to dull [intelligence, sentiments]; affaiblir les forces de qn to sap sb's strength; affaiblir la portée d'un texte de loi to reduce the scope of a law.B s'affaiblir vpr [autorité, gouvernement, économie, pont] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [bruit] to grow fainter; [force, courage, capacité] to diminish; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; l’euro s'affaiblit (face au dollar) the euro is weakening (against the dollar); l’euro s'est affaibli face au dollar the euro has fallen against the dollar; le sens du mot s'est affaibli the meaning of the word has weakened; sortir affaibli d'une maladie to be drained by an illness.[afeblir] verbe transitif1. [personne] to weaken2. [atténuer] to weaken4. [monnaie] to weaken————————s'affaiblir verbe pronominal intransitifs'affaiblir de jour en jour to get weaker and weaker every day, to get weaker by the day -
2 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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