noun🔗ShareSèveThe 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. "Le jeune arbre avait besoin de beaucoup d'eau pour soutenir la circulation de sa sève.plantbiologynaturesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'aubierThe sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree."The carpenter carefully examined the sap of the tree trunk before choosing a piece for the project. "Le charpentier a examiné attentivement l'aubier du tronc d'arbre avant de choisir un morceau pour le projet.plantmaterialpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSève, sucAny juice."The sap from the maple tree was used to make syrup. "La sève de l'érable a été utilisée pour faire du sirop.plantsubstancebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSève, vitalitéVitality."The young student's enthusiasm and eagerness showed a remarkable sap of energy. "L'enthousiasme et l'ardeur du jeune étudiant ont montré une remarquable sève d'énergie.energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNiais, naïfA naive person; a simpleton"The new student was a complete sap, easily convinced by everyone's stories. "Le nouvel étudiant était un parfait niais, facilement convaincu par les histoires de tout le monde.personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, viderTo 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 sécheresse était si grave que les arbres sapaient lentement toute l'humidité du sol.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, affaiblirTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours of studying for the exam sapped her energy. "Les longues heures d'étude pour l'examen ont sapé son énergie.energybodymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatraqueA short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack."The bully used a sap to threaten the other students. "Le tyran a utilisé une matraque pour menacer les autres élèves.weaponpoliceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper avec une matraqueTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The bully tried to sap the student, but the teacher intervened. "Le tyran a essayé de frapper l'élève avec une matraque, mais le professeur est intervenu.policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSapeA 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. "Les soldats ont creusé une sape pour approcher les fortifications ennemies.militarywararchitecturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, minerTo 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. "Les disputes constantes entre les frères et sœurs minaient lentement l'énergie de leurs parents.actionmilitarywarpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinerTo pierce with saps."The gardener used a sharp tool to sap the rotten branch from the tree. "Le jardinier a utilisé un outil tranchant pour miner la branche pourrie de l'arbre.weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, affaiblirTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."His constant complaining about the project's difficulties began to sap his colleagues' enthusiasm. "Ses plaintes constantes concernant les difficultés du projet ont commencé à saper l'enthousiasme de ses collègues.actionconditionprocessenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, affaiblirTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"Il sape mon énergie.energyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMiner, saperTo 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. "Les rebelles minaient secrètement les défenses ennemies, espérant les affaiblir avant une attaque à grande échelle.militarywarbuildingtechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading