sapping

ˈsæp.ɪŋ
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Translation of sapping from English into Dutch,

Adjective

1.

exhausting

causing exhaustion or fatigue
  • The sapping heat made it hard to work.De uitputtende hitte maakte het moeilijk om te werken.
2.

weakening

gradually weakening or draining strength
  • The sapping workload left him exhausted.De uitputtende werkdruk liet hem uitgeput achter.

Noun

1.

general

the process of gradually weakening or draining strength
uitputting fafmatting uitholling
  • The constant stress led to the sapping of his energy.De voortdurende stress leidde tot de uitputting van zijn energie.
2.

violence

DatedUS
the act of being hit with a short club
DatedUS
  • He suffered sapping during the street fight.Tijdens het straatgevecht werd hij het slachtoffer van het slaan met een korte knuppel.
3.

military

Dated
the act of digging trenches to approach a target
Dated
loopgravenwerk sapwerk geniewerk
  • Sapping was used to get closer to the enemy walls.Loopgravenwerk werd gebruikt om dichter bij de vijandelijke muren te komen.
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Synonyms and analogies of sapping in English

Examples of sapping in a sentence

  • His sapping efforts were finally rewarded.
  • The sapping heat of the desert was unbearable.
  • Her sapping illness left her bedridden for weeks.
  • The long commute and late meetings caused a steady sapping of morale.
  • By midday, the desert heat brought a sapping of the hikers’ stamina.
  • The report described sapping with a blackjack behind the bar.
sap
sæp
sapped
Noun
1.

plant fluid

watery liquid in plants carrying nutrients
  • The maple tree's sap is collected for syrup.Het sap van de esdoornboom wordt verzameld voor siroop.
2.

insult

DatedUS
naive or foolish person
DatedUS
  • Don't be such a sap, believe in yourself.Wees toch niet zo'n sukkel, geloof in jezelf.
3.

energy

vitality or energy in a person
  • He was full of sap and ready to work.Hij was vol levenskracht en klaar om te werken.
Verb
tr.
1.

psychology

gradually weaken someone's strength or confidence
  • The long hours sapped his energy.De lange uren putten zijn energie uit.
2.

plants

drain liquid from a plant or tree
aftappen tappen sap aftappen
  • They sap the tree to collect its syrup.Ze tappen de boom af om zijn siroop te verzamelen.
3.

weapons

DatedUS
hit someone with a small heavy blunt stick
DatedUS
  • The guard was sapped from behind.De bewaker werd van achteren neergeslagen.

Expressions with sap: examples in English and translations in Dutch

iemands kracht wegnemen
iemands energie uitputten
The long illness sapped his strength.
het begint te kriebelen
With the festival approaching, the sap is rising among the villagers.
als het voorjaar wordt
When the sap rises, everyone seems happier and more lively.
boomsap
hars
Tree sap is used to make natural adhesives.
kokossap
Coconut sap is collected to make syrup or wine.
esdoorensap
We collected maple sap in buckets from the trees this morning.

Translations of "sapping" in Context ordered by category and frequency

uitputtende

The sapping heat made it hard to continue the outdoor work all day long.

De uitputtende hitte maakte het bijna onmogelijk om de hele dag buiten door te werken.

slopende

After the long battle, the soldier felt sapping pain in his legs.

Na de lange strijd voelde de soldaat een slopende pijn in zijn benen.

aantastte

As if something dripped on it, sapping all the moisture from the adhesive.

Net of er iets op gelekt had wat alle vocht van de kleefstof aantastte.

vermoeiend

The long debate was draining, sapping all their enthusiasm and energy.

Het lange debat was zo vermoeiend dat al hun enthousiasme en energie wegebden.

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sapping: Examples and translations in context

The sapping journey left them drained and needing rest.

De uitputtende reis liet hen uitgewrongen achter en dringend toe aan rust.

After the sapping task, she felt completely spent.

Na die uitputtende klus was ze helemaal afgepeigerd.

She described the sapping meeting as mentally tiring.

Ze omschreef de uitputtende vergadering als geestelijk slopend.

The sapping arguments drained the team's energy during the meeting.

De eindeloze, uitputtende discussies trokken alle energie uit het team tijdens de vergadering.

They faced sapping challenges that tested their mental and physical strength.

Ze kregen te maken met uitputtende beproevingen die hun mentale en fysieke kracht tot het uiterste op de proef stelden.

We felt sapping exhaustion after hiking up the steep mountain trail.

Na de steile bergtocht voelden we een slopende vermoeidheid in ons hele lijf.

His sapping illness caused him to lose interest in activities.

Door zijn slopende ziekte verloor hij de interesse in allerlei activiteiten.

Her sapping illness left her too tired to attend the party.

Haar slopende ziekte liet haar zo moe achter dat ze niet naar het feest kon gaan.

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