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1 undermine
undermine [‚ʌndə'maɪn](a) (cliff, coast, wall) miner, saper∎ to undermine the foundations of society attaquer les bases de la société;∎ to undermine democracy fragiliser la démocratie;∎ stop undermining me! arrête de me rabaisser! -
2 undermine
undermine [‚ʌndəˈmaɪn]* * *[ˌʌndə'maɪn]transitive verb1) lit saper [cliff, foundations, road]2) fig (shake, subvert) saper [authority, efforts]; ébranler [confidence, position, value] -
3 undermine
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4 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) miner2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) miner -
5 to undermine
miner, sous-caverDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > to undermine
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6 to undermine
sàper; fragiliser; compromettre; nuire; porter atteinte àEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to undermine
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7 to undermine so.´s confidence
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to undermine so.´s confidence
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8 riddle
riddle [ˈrɪdl]1. noun• riddled with holes/bullets criblé de trous/balles* * *['rɪdl] 1.1) ( puzzle) devinette f2) ( mystery) énigme f2.transitive verb1) ( perforate)to riddle something with — cribler quelque chose de [bullets]
2) ( undermine)to be riddled with — être rongé par [disease, guilt]; fourmiller de [errors, ambiguities]
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9 skid
skid [skɪd]1. noun[of car] dérapage m[car, person] déraper3. compounds* * *[skɪd] 1.1) ( of car etc) dérapage mto correct a skid — redresser or contrôler un dérapage
3) ( to help move something) traîneau m2.intransitive verb (p prés etc - dd-) déraper (on sur)to skid to a halt — [vehicle] s'arrêter dans un dérapage
••to put the skids under somebody — ( undermine) faire échouer quelqu'un; ( pressurize) obliger quelqu'un à faire vite
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10 undercut
undercut [‚ʌndəˈkʌt](preterite, past participle undercut) transitive verba. ( = sell cheaper than) vendre moins cher queb. ( = undermine) amoindrir* * *1. ['ʌndəkʌt]1) GB Culinary filet m2) Sport balle f coupée2. [ˌʌndə'kʌt]1) Commerce concurrencer [quelqu'un] en offrant des prix plus intéressants; concurrencer [prices]2) ( cut away) miner [cliff, bank]3) fig saper [position, efforts]; couler (colloq) [person]4) Economics réduire [inflation]5) Sport couper -
11 gnome
∎ the gnomes of Zurich les grands banquiers m pl suissesWho could have suspected that Gordon Brown would realise the aspiration of all his Labour predecessors: to finance a centre-left programme largely out of economic growth? Who could have thought that he would do so after three years without the slightest hint of a financial or economic crisis, without any bother from the gnomes of Zurich or bankers' ramps, or other mysterious forces of international capitalism that were always thought certain to undermine a Labour government?
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12 riddle
A n1 ( puzzle) devinette f ; to ask sb/tell sb a riddle poser/raconter une devinette à qn ; to speak in riddles parler par énigmes ; the riddle of the Sphinx l'énigme du Sphinx ;3 Hort crible m.B vtr2 ( undermine) to be riddled with [person, organ] être rongé or miné par [disease] ; [person] être rongé par [doubt, guilt] ; [issue, language] fourmiller de [problems, ambiguities, errors] ; it's riddled with corruption la corruption règne ;3 Hort passer [qch] au crible [soil]. -
13 skid
A n1 ( of car etc) dérapage m ; to go ou get into a skid déraper ; to correct a skid redresser or contrôler un dérapage ; front-wheel skid dérapage des roues avant ;3 ( plank to help move sth) traîneau m ;1 [car, person, animal] déraper (on sur) ; to skid all over the road [car] déraper en travers de la route ; to skid into a wall/off the road déraper et aller se cogner contre un mur/et sortir de la route ; to skid across the floor [person, object] glisser sur le sol ; to skid to a halt [vehicle] s' arrêter dans un dérapage ;2 fig [prices] déraper.to be on ou hit US the skids être sur le déclin ; to put the skids under sb/sth ( pressurize) obliger qn à faire vite ; (wreck, undermine) faire échouer qn/qch. -
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1 ( in ordered way) [list, work, process, study] méthodiquement ; [arrange, construct] systématiquement ;2 ( deliberately) [destroy, undermine, spoil, cut] systématiquement. -
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16 connive
connive [kə'naɪv]pejorative (plot) être de connivence;∎ they connived together to undermine government policy ils étaient de connivence pour déstabiliser la politique du gouvernement -
17 mine
Ⅰ.mine1 [maɪn]1 pronoun∎ is this pen mine? - no, it's mine! il est à moi ce stylo? - non, c'est le mien!;∎ this bag is mine ce sac m'appartient ou est à moi;∎ the furniture is his but the house is mine les meubles lui appartiennent mais la maison est à moi;∎ he's an old friend of mine c'est un vieil ami à moi;∎ where did that brother of mine get to? mais où est-ce que mon frère est encore passé?;∎ I took her hands in mine j'ai pris ses mains dans les miennes;∎ mine is an exceptional situation je me trouve dans une situation exceptionnelle;∎ what's mine is yours ce qui est à moi est à toi;∎ mine only hope mon seul espoir;∎ humorous mine host l'aubergiste mⅡ.mine21 noun(a) (for coal, gold, salt etc) mine f;∎ he went down the mine or mines at sixteen il est descendu à la mine à seize ans∎ she's a mine of information c'est une véritable mine de renseignements(c) (explosive) mine f;∎ to clear a road of mines déminer une route;∎ they mine coal in the area il y a des mines de charbon dans la région∎ the path was mined le chemin était miné;∎ their jeep was mined leur jeep a sauté sur une mine(c) (undermine → fortification) saperexploiter une mine;∎ to mine for uranium (prospect) chercher de l'uranium, prospecter pour trouver de l'uranium; (extract) exploiter une mine d'uranium►► mine detector détecteur m de mines;mine workings chantiers mpl d'exploitation minière -
18 stability
stability [stə'bɪlətɪ]stabilité f;∎ a period of political stability une période de stabilité politique;∎ it will undermine the stability of their marriage cela va ébranler leur mariage;∎ his mental stability son équilibre mental -
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