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undermine [Brit ʌndəˈmʌɪn, Am ˌəndərˈmaɪn] VB trans

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1. undermine ENGINEER:

undermine cliff, foundations, road

2. undermine (shake, subvert) fig:

undermine authority, efforts, foundations

undermine confidence, organization, position, value

stop undermining me!

arrête de saper ce que je fais!

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systematically destroy, undermine, spoil, cut

systématiquement

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to undermine

éroder argument

to undermine

jeter/saper les fondements de

to lay/undermine the foundations of

ébranler (affaiblir) santé, régime

to weaken, undermine

ébranler confiance, autorité, fortune

to undermine

saper mur, falaise, moral

to undermine

attenter à droit

to seek to undermine

entamer crédibilité, moral, santé

to undermine

entamer la réputation de qn

to undermine sb's reputation

miner santé, confiance en soi, gouvernement, parti

to undermine

Translations for undermine in the English»French Dictionary

undermine [ˌʌn·dər·ˈmaɪn] VB trans a. fig

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undermine

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This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. en.wikipedia.org

This includes forks, skewers, batteries, discovered attacks, undermining, overloading, deflection, pins, and interference. en.wikipedia.org

To exacerbate the situation, government security was further undermined by various plots as rival groups vied for power. 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

Police suspected that the investigators were trying to obtain new evidence to undermine their credibility. en.wikipedia.org

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

By the 1920s, advances in the understanding of disease had undermined much of the original medical basis for preventive circumcision. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

However, the depletion policy was being undermined by external circumstances. en.wikipedia.org

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