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annihilate

/əˈnaɪə.leɪt/

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verb

Anéantir, détruire

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

Examples :

"An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city."

Une bombe atomique peut anéantir toute une ville.

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verb

Anéantir

To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.

Examples :

"The experiment showed how the positrons annihilated the electrons, releasing powerful gamma rays. "

L'expérience a montré comment les positrons ont anéanti les électrons, libérant de puissants rayons gamma.

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verb

Vilipender, dénigrer

To treat as worthless, to vilify.

Examples :

"The teacher annihilated Sarah's presentation, criticizing every point as irrelevant and poorly researched. "

Le professeur a vilipendé la présentation de Sarah, critiquant chaque point comme non pertinent et mal documenté.

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verb

Annuler, abroger

To render null and void; to abrogate.

Examples :

"The new evidence effectively annihilated the prosecution's case, making a guilty verdict impossible. "

Les nouvelles preuves ont effectivement annulé le dossier de l'accusation, rendant un verdict de culpabilité impossible.

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