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Saper en anglais : undermine
Traductions de « saper » en anglais
Traduction la plus commune : undermine
Verbe
saper
- (transitive) to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
- (transitive, figuratively) to erode, wear down, undermine
Derived terms[edit]
- sapeur
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Verbe
saper
-
(informal, transitive, reflexive, Europe, Africa) to dress
- Ce type-là est toujours bien sapé.
- That guy is always well-dressed.
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Verbe
saper
- (transitive, informal, Quebec) to eat or chew noisily
- (transitive, informal, Quebec) to slurp
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Verbe
saper
- (agriculture) to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | simple | saper | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple |
sapant /sa.pÉÌ/ |
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compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle |
sapé /sa.pe/ |
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singular | pluriel | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (jâ) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present |
sape /sap/ |
sapes /sap/ |
sape /sap/ |
sapons /sa.pÉÌ/ |
sapez /sa.pe/ |
sapent /sap/ |
imperfect |
sapais /sa.pÉ/ |
sapais /sa.pÉ/ |
sapait /sa.pÉ/ |
sapions /sa.pjÉÌ/ |
sapiez /sa.pje/ |
sapaient /sa.pÉ/ |
|
past historic2 |
sapai /sa.pe/ |
sapas /sa.pa/ |
sapa /sa.pa/ |
sapĂąmes /sa.pam/ |
sapĂątes /sa.pat/ |
sapĂšrent /sa.pÉÊ/ |
|
future |
saperai /sa.pÊe/ |
saperas /sa.pÊa/ |
sapera /sa.pÊa/ |
saperons /sa.pÊÉÌ/ |
saperez /sa.pÊe/ |
saperont /sa.pÊÉÌ/ |
|
conditional |
saperais /sa.pÊÉ/ |
saperais /sa.pÊÉ/ |
saperait /sa.pÊÉ/ |
saperions /sa.pÉ.ÊjÉÌ/ |
saperiez /sa.pÉ.Êje/ |
saperaient /sa.pÊÉ/ |
|
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (jâ) | que tu | quâil, quâelle | que nous | que vous | quâils, quâelles | |
(simple tenses) |
present |
sape /sap/ |
sapes /sap/ |
sape /sap/ |
sapions /sa.pjÉÌ/ |
sapiez /sa.pje/ |
sapent /sap/ |
imperfect2 |
sapasse /sa.pas/ |
sapasses /sa.pas/ |
sapĂąt /sa.pa/ |
sapassions /sa.pa.sjÉÌ/ |
sapassiez /sa.pa.sje/ |
sapassent /sa.pas/ |
|
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | â |
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â |
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â | |
simple | â |
sape /sap/ |
â |
sapons /sa.pÉÌ/ |
sapez /sa.pe/ |
â | |
compound | â | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | â | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | â | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Related terms[edit]
- sape
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Exemples d'usage du mot « saper » en français/anglais
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Accuser un homme de lĂąchetĂ©, câest saper le piĂ©destal de sa virilitĂ©.
To accuse a man of cowardice is to undermine the pedestal of his manhood. De Shashi Deshpande / Question de temps -
Le commandant en chef de l'armée, le général Joseph Aoun, s'est adressé mercredi matin aux militaires, à l'occasion du 75e anniversaire de la troupe, les exhortant à rester alertes, notamment face "aux tentatives répétées d'Israël de saper l'unité nationale" libanaise.
The army's commander-in-chief, General Joseph Aoun, addressed the military on Wednesday morning on the occasion of the troop's 75th anniversary, urging them to remain alert, especially in the face of "repeated Israeli attempts to undermine Lebanese national unity. L'Orient-Le Jour â Joseph Aoun Ă la troupe : Restez alertes face aux tentatives d'IsraĂ«l de saper notre unitĂ© nationale - L'Orient-Le Jour -
Les Etats-Unis ont ainsi adopté des lois sans précédent : contre les dirigeants chinois responsables de saper les libertés à Hong Kong ou contre les individus et les entreprises liés aux violations des droits des Ouïgours.
The US has passed unprecedented laws: against Chinese leaders responsible for undermining freedoms in Hong Kong or against individuals and companies linked to Uighur rights violations. L'Obs â Entre les Etats-Unis et la Chine, le combat des Titans -
Ce vendredi, comme pour nous saper dĂ©finitivement le moral, les chiffres europĂ©ens nous prĂ©cisent que câest aussi grave chez nos voisins, de -10% en Allemagne Ă -18% en Espagne.
This Friday, as if to definitively undermine our morale, the European figures tell us that the situation is just as bad in our neighbours, from -10n Germany to -18n Spain. L'Echo â Sans relance, pas de prospĂ©ritĂ© Ă partager | L'Echo -
Les attaques des autoritĂ©s marocaines visant Ă saper la crĂ©dibilitĂ© dâAmnesty International et la campagne de diffamation orchestrĂ©e contre le bureau dâAmnesty au Maroc, qui se trouve Ă Rabat, montrent que le gouvernement ne tolĂšre plus que lâon surveille et que lâon critique de façon pourtant lĂ©gitime son bilan en matiĂšre de droits humains, a dĂ©clarĂ© Amnesty International le 4 juillet.
The Moroccan authorities' attacks on Amnesty International's credibility and the smear campaign against Amnesty's office in Rabat show that the government no longer tolerates legitimate scrutiny and criticism of its human rights record, Amnesty International said on 4 July. Maroc et Sahara occidental. La campagne de diffamation contre Amnesty International met en Ă©vidence lâintolĂ©rance du gouvernement marocain Ă lâĂ©gard de la surveillance de la situation dans le pays | Amnesty International