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decimating
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the war decimated the local African population
history
décimer
Indique que la guerre a entraîné une forte diminution de la population africaine locale.
European Theatre Migrants in the Age of Empire
This collection examines the journeys and working lives of European theatre practitioners during the age of empire. Historical case studies explore migration, performance, cultural exchange and the political conditions shaping theatrical careers across national borders.
Not only had the war decimated the local African population, but 1908 was also the year that diamonds were discovered in Lüderitzbucht and mining them required labour from other parts of the world and from other European colonies.
history
décimer la population africaine locale
A considérablement réduit la taille de la population africaine locale.
European Theatre Migrants in the Age of Empire
This collection examines the journeys and working lives of European theatre practitioners during the age of empire. Historical case studies explore migration, performance, cultural exchange and the political conditions shaping theatrical careers across national borders.
The present in its hospitality has lost its mastery and this has generated the spectre of a visitor who might decimate all that comes its way.
general
décimer
ravager
Le verbe souligne à quel point l’impact du visiteur imaginé pourrait être dévastateur.
Environmental Humanities in India
This collection examines environmental questions in India through literature, culture, Indigenous knowledge and the arts. Its essays explore relationships between people and landscapes, conservation, ecological justice and representations of environmental change.
She'll proceed to sink your ships and decimate your armies until you learn sense.
military
décimer tes armées
Détruire ou tuer un grand nombre de membres des forces militaires adverses.
A Honeymoon in Space
A Honeymoon in Space is a 1901 novel by George Griffith. It was originally serialized in abridged form in Pearson's Magazine in 1900 under the title Stories of Other Worlds. The scientific romance story depicts a tour of the Solar System, a type of story that was in vogue at the time.
