sapement

sapmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of sapement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

figuré

Rare

action de détruire les fondements d'idées ou d'institutions

Rare

Le sapement de ses convictions l'a profondément troublé.

déstabilisation

subversion

destruction

Rare

action de détruire les fondations ou les bases de quelque chose

Rare

Le sapement des murailles a pris plusieurs semaines aux soldats.

démolition

destruction

géologie

TECH.

érosion progressive à la base d'une paroi rocheuse causant des effondrements

TECH.

Le sapement de la falaise menace la route côtière.

sous-cavage

argot ancien

Dated

condamnation à une peine de prison

Dated

Il a écopé d'un sapement de trois ans pour vol.

condamnation

incarcération

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Origin of sapement

français, sapement (action de saper)

Examples of sapement in a sentence

On craint le sapement progressif des valeurs traditionnelles.
Le sapement de la confiance a mené à la rupture.
Le sapement progressif du mur a causé son effondrement.
Le sapement du talus a provoqué un glissement de terrain.
On surveille le sapement des berges après la crue.
Son sapement a été décidé après plusieurs infractions.

Il a évité un sapement en respectant la loi cette fois-ci.

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English:undermining, sapping, ...
German:Untergrabung, Unterhöhlung, ...
Italian:minamento, indebolimento, ...
Spanish:socavamiento, debilitamiento, ...
Portuguese:minagem, socavação, ...
Chinese:瓦解, 掏空, ...
Japanese:掘り崩し, 基礎破壊, ...
Arabic:تقويض, تحتيم, ...
Hebrew:חִתּוּר, הֲרִיסַת יְסוֹדוֹת, ...
Russian:подрыв, подкоп, ...
Ukrainian:підрив, підкоп, ...
Catalan:desmantellament, distrucció, ...
Danish:undergravning, underminering, ...
Dutch:ondermijning, afbraak, ...
Greek:υπονόμευση, διάβρωση, ...
Khmer:ការបំផ្លាញមូលដ្ឋាន, ការបំផ្លាញគ្រឹះ, ...
Korean:잠식, 기초 파괴, ...
Polish:podważanie, niszczenie podstaw, ...
Portuguese (BR):minação, minagem, ...
Romanian:subminare, sapare, ...
Swedish:underminering, underskärning, ...
Thai:การบ่อนทำลาย, การทำลายฐานราก, ...
Turkish:temelini sarsma, temelini yıkma, ...
Vietnamese:sự phá hoại nền tảng, phá hoại nền móng, ...

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Definition of sapement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of sapement

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