noun🔗ShareSavioThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."The sapling needed plenty of water to support its flow of sap. "La plántula necesitaba mucha agua para mantener el flujo de savia.plantbiologynaturesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlburaThe sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree."The carpenter carefully examined the sap of the tree trunk before choosing a piece for the project. "El carpintero examinó cuidadosamente la albura del tronco del árbol antes de elegir una pieza para el proyecto.plantmaterialpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSavio, jugoAny juice."The sap from the maple tree was used to make syrup. "La savia del arce se usó para hacer jarabe.plantsubstancebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSavida, vitalidadVitality."The young student's enthusiasm and eagerness showed a remarkable sap of energy. "El entusiasmo y el afán del joven estudiante mostraron una notable savia de energía.energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIngenuo, tontoA naive person; a simpleton"The new student was a complete sap, easily convinced by everyone's stories. "El nuevo estudiante era un completo ingenuo, fácilmente convencido por las historias de todos.personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer savia, agotarTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The drought was so severe that the trees were slowly saping all the moisture from the soil. "La sequía fue tan severa que los árboles estaban lentamente agotando toda la humedad del suelo.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinar, socavarTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours of studying for the exam sapped her energy. "Las largas horas de estudio para el examen socavaron su energía.energybodymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePorra, cachiporraA short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack."The bully used a sap to threaten the other students. "El matón usó una porra para amenazar a los otros estudiantes.weaponpoliceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear con una porraTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The bully tried to sap the student, but the teacher intervened. "El matón intentó golpear al estudiante con una porra, pero el profesor intervino.policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZapaA narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc."The soldiers dug a sap to approach the enemy's fortifications. "Los soldados cavaron una zapa para acercarse a las fortificaciones enemigas.militarywararchitecturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, minarTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant arguing between the siblings was slowly sapping their parents' energy. "Las constantes discusiones entre los hermanos estaban socavando lentamente la energía de sus padres.actionmilitarywarpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinarTo pierce with saps."The gardener used a sharp tool to sap the rotten branch from the tree. "El jardinero usó una herramienta afilada para minar la rama podrida del árbol.weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, debilitarTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."His constant complaining about the project's difficulties began to sap his colleagues' enthusiasm. "Sus constantes quejas sobre las dificultades del proyecto comenzaron a debilitar el entusiasmo de sus colegas.actionconditionprocessenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, debilitarTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"Él socava mi energía.energyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinar, socavarTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The rebels were secretly sapping the enemy's defenses, hoping to weaken them before a full-scale attack. "Los rebeldes estaban socavando secretamente las defensas del enemigo, con la esperanza de debilitarlas antes de un ataque a gran escala.militarywarbuildingtechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading