décimation

desimasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of décimation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

ravagesdestruction massive et généralisée de quelque chose

La maladie a provoqué la décimation des cultures cette année.

anéantissement

ravage

tuerie massivemassacre d'un grand nombre de personnes dans un groupe

La guerre a causé la décimation de cette population civile.

hécatombe

massacre

armée romaine

Rare

châtiment militaire romain tuant un soldat sur dix par tirage

Rare

La décimation était une punition terrible dans les légions romaines.

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Origin of décimation

latin, decimatio (dixième)

Terms with décimation included in their meaning

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décimé

adj.

histoire

qui a subi une décimation militaire antique

décimer

décimation

supprimer un dixième d'un groupe selon une pratique militaire

Examples of décimation in a sentence

On craint la décimation des abeilles par les pesticides.
La décimation des troupes a bouleversé l'issue de la bataille.
On craint une décimation si l'épidémie se propage.
La décimation semait la terreur parmi les soldats.
Certains officiers refusaient d'ordonner la décimation.

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English:devastation, massacre, ...
German:Vernichtung, Dezimierung, ...
Italian:decimazione, massacro, ...
Spanish:diezmado, masacre, ...
Portuguese:destruição massiva, decimação, ...
Chinese:大规模毁灭, 大屠杀, ...
Japanese:壊滅, 大量虐殺, ...
Arabic:إبادة, إبادة جماعية, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁמָדָה, טֶבַח, ...
Russian:истребление, децимация, ...
Ukrainian:знищення, децимація, ...
Catalan:decimació, massacre, ...
Danish:decimering, massakre, ...
Dutch:vernietiging, decimering, ...
Greek:αποδεκατισμός, μαζική σφαγή, ...
Hungarian:pusztítás, tömegmészárlás, ...
Khmer:ការបំផ្លាញយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ការសម្លាប់រង្គាល, ...
Korean:대량 파괴, 대량 학살, ...
Polish:dziesiątkowanie, masakra, ...
Portuguese (BR):décimação, dizimação, ...
Romanian:decimare, masacrare, ...
Swedish:decimering, massaker, ...
Thai:การสูญเสียครั้งใหญ่, การสังหารหมู่, ...
Turkish:yıkım, katliam, ...
Vietnamese:sự tàn phá hàng loạt, sự thảm sát, ...

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