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undermine [Am ˌəndərˈmaɪn, Brit ʌndəˈmʌɪn] VB trans

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1. undermine foundations/cliffs:

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minar autoridad/moral

A concept deeply rooted in the Spanish-speaking world. It has its origin in a sense of honor, felt to depend on a man's own actions and those of his close family, particularly its female members.
Machismo is present in the home, where even working women usually do most of the housework, and extends to the workplace. It can affect the legal status of women. In Spain legal reforms since the 1970s have contributed to undermining machismo.

desautorizar persona

to undermine the authority of

no me desautorices delante de los niños

don't undermine my authority in front of the children

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños

don't undermine my authority in front of the children

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undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn, Am -dɚˈ-] VB trans

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1. undermine (tunnel under):

to undermine a river bank

socavar la orilla de un río

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to undermine a river bank

socavar la orilla de un río

to undermine hopes

to undermine a currency

debilitar una divisa

to undermine sb's confidence

bajar la confianza de alguien

to undermine sb's health

perjudicar a la salud de alguien

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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. en.wikipedia.org

If true, it would undermine the belief that the horseshoe is a necessary evil. en.wikipedia.org

Urbanisation and the aggregation of people into an abstract and bureaucratic state undermines this empathy. en.wikipedia.org

The plan was to undermine the validity of all the reporting on the fatal escape attempt by having this photo identified as false. en.wikipedia.org

They then burned about 300,000 bushels of corn and some cotton thus undermining the production power of the pro-slavery rebels. en.wikipedia.org

The differences between the variants do not hinder mutual intelligibility and do not undermine the integrity of the system as a whole. en.wikipedia.org

Other conflicts, however, can undermine the manufacturer's business model. en.wikipedia.org

Bureaucracies may have desirable intentions to some, but they tend to undermine human freedom and democracy in the long run. en.wikipedia.org

Masses were educated for a bolder form of politics and colonial hegemony was undermined. en.wikipedia.org

Many members complained that they had not been assisted and their work had been undermined. en.wikipedia.org

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