verb🔗ShareSaper, viderTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy had sapped the strength from the old oak tree. "Le lierre avait sapé la force du vieux chêne.plantnaturebiologyecologyenvironmentenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, épuiserTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours studying for the exam sapped all my energy. "Les longues heures d'étude pour l'examen ont sapé toute mon énergie.energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper avec une matraqueTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The robber sapped the security guard from behind, rendering him unconscious. "Le voleur a frappé le gardien de sécurité par derrière avec une matraque, le rendant inconscient.policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, miner, saper les fondations deTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant negativity from her coworkers sapped her motivation and made her dread going to work each day. "La négativité constante de ses collègues sapait sa motivation et lui faisait redouter d'aller travailler chaque jour.actiondisasterenergyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaperTo pierce with saps."The construction crew sapped the hillside to build the new road. "L'équipe de construction a sapé la colline pour construire la nouvelle route.weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, affaiblirTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."The long hours of studying sapped my energy and made it hard to focus. "Les longues heures d'étude ont sapé mon énergie et ont rendu difficile la concentration.bodymindphysiologyenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaper, affaiblirTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"Il sape mon énergie.physiologyenergyconditionbiologymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMiner, saperTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The engineers sapped the base of the old bridge, carefully removing support stone by stone. "Les ingénieurs ont miné la base de l'ancien pont, en retirant soigneusement la pierre de support, pierre par pierre.militarywaractiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
