saps in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for saps in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sap¹ [Am sæp, Brit sap] N U

sap

savia f

II.sap¹ <pres part sapping; pt, pp sapped> [Am sæp, Brit sap] VB trans (drain, weaken)

sap strength/energy/enthusiasm

minar

sap strength/energy/enthusiasm

socavar

sap confidence/health

minar

sap faith

hacer tambalear

I.sap² [Am sæp, Brit sap] N (trench)

sap

zapa f

II.sap² <pres part sapping; pt, pp sapped> [Am sæp, Brit sap] VB trans MIL

sap wall/fortification

zapar

sap wall/fortification

socavar

sap³ [Am sæp, Brit sap] N (fool)

sap inf, dated

infeliz mf

sap inf, dated

inocentón m / inocentona f inf

those poor saps

esos pobres diablos

Translations for saps in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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otario (otaria)

sap inf

savia

sap

zapa

sap

incauto (incauta)

sap inf

pulque curado

drink made from fermented maguey sap

pulque

pulque (fermented drink made from maguey sap)

el tronco rezumaba savia

the trunk oozed sap o oozed with sap

el tronco rezumaba savia

sap oozed from the trunk

saps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saps in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sap¹ [sæp] N no pl

1. sap BOT:

sap

savia f

2. sap (vitality):

sap

vitalidad f

sap² [sæp] VB trans -pp-

1. sap (weaken):

sap

socavar

2. sap MIL:

sap

zapar

sap³ [sæp] N inf (fool)

sap

papanatas mf

Translations for saps in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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savia

sap

zapa

sap

chupar

to sap

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Far from keeping the members alive, the belly's selfish concerns and greedy demands sap them of energy.

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Producers developed reverse-osmosis machines to take a portion of water out of the sap before it was boiled, increasing processing efficiency.

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The partially circular depressions on the left side of the channel in the image above suggests that groundwater sapping also contributed water.

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Adults have been recorded feeding on fermented sap oozing from debarked felled trees.

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While on the surface environmental conditions sap his powers, giving him a gaunt appearance and limiting his ability to fight.

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Canopy conductance can be also experimentally obtained by measuring sap flow and environmental variables.

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Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and sap exuding from the branches of trees and shrubs.

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Racers commonly epoxy the beams into the castings to boost rigidity because the flexing of the boat as it rides over waves saps power.

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In some circumstances, the sap will be forced from the leaf through a hydathode in a phenomenon known as guttation.

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The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands.

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