undermine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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undermine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undermine in the English»French Dictionary

undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn, Am -dɚˈ-] VB trans a. fig

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However, the depletion policy was being undermined by external circumstances.
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This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace.
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Urbanisation and the aggregation of people into an abstract and bureaucratic state undermines this empathy.
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Masses were educated for a bolder form of politics and colonial hegemony was undermined.
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Other conflicts, however, can undermine the manufacturer's business model.
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By the 1920s, advances in the understanding of disease had undermined much of the original medical basis for preventive circumcision.
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They then burned about 300,000 bushels of corn and some cotton thus undermining the production power of the pro-slavery rebels.
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Bureaucracies may have desirable intentions to some, but they tend to undermine human freedom and democracy in the long run.
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Since the actual producers of wealth are typically late recipients, increases in the money supply weakens wealth formation and undermines the rate of economic growth.
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Ford was denied the ability to arbitrarily undermine the profitability of the firm, and thereby eliminate future dividends.
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