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sap

UK
/sæp/
US
/sæp/

Traductions

sapnoun
saps
pl
sapeTerme militaire.
The soldiers dug a sap to get closer to the enemy's stronghold.
Les soldats ont creusé une sape pour se rapprocher du bastion ennemi.
The maple tree was tapped to collect its sap for syrup production.
L’érable a été entaillé pour récolter sa sève afin de produire du sirop.
pigeonFamilier.
He felt like a sap for believing the scammer's story.
Il s’est senti comme un pigeon d’avoir cru l’histoire de l’escroc.
casse-têteArme courte.
The detective carried a sap in his coat pocket.
Le détective avait un casse-tête dans la poche de son manteau.
Traductions supplémentaires
sèveAu sens figuré.
Synonymes
essence
fluid
extract
vitality
juice
sapverb
sapped
Past Simple
sapped
Past Participle
sapping
Gerund
UK
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US
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The long hours of work began to sap his energy.
Les longues heures de travail ont commencé à saper son énergie.
saperTerme militaire.
Throughout the night the engineers sapped silently toward the fortress walls.
Toute la nuit, les ingénieurs ont sapé silencieusement vers les murs de la forteresse.
Traductions supplémentaires
assommerAvec un casse-tête.
Synonymes
undermine
diminish
weaken
drain
exhaust
deplete
sapadjective
UK
/sæp/
US
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Attributive use, typically before another noun, meaning 'relating to plant sap' or 'derived from sap'.
Traductions supplémentaires
sèveuxPeu courant.

Définitions

sapnoun
The fluid, chiefly water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts, that circulates in the vascular system of a plant.
The maple tree was tapped to collect its sap for syrup production.
A foolish or gullible person.
He felt like a sap for believing the scammer's story.
A deep, narrow trench constructed to approach or undermine an enemy's fortifications.
The soldiers dug a sap to get closer to the enemy's stronghold.
Vitality, energy, or vigor, especially characteristic of youth.
Even in his seventies, he still had the sap of a much younger man.
A short, flexible club used as a weapon; a blackjack.
The detective carried a sap in his coat pocket.
sapverb
To gradually weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of something or someone.
The long hours of work began to sap his energy.
To undermine or weaken a structure or foundation, often by removing support.
The constant erosion sapped the foundation of the old bridge.
Military. To dig a sap or approach trench toward an enemy fortification.
Throughout the night the engineers sapped silently toward the fortress walls.
To strike or knock unconscious with a sap (blackjack).
The guard was sapped from behind before he could raise the alarm.
sapadjective
Relating to, containing, or derived from plant sap; consisting of sap.
Sap residue can attract insects if not cleaned off the bark.
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