What does sape in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sape in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sape in French.

The word sape in French means sapping, sap, clothes, dressed, undermine, sap, dress, dolled up, undermining. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sape

sapping

nom féminin (fait de creuser sous un mur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ennemi a utilisé la sape comme mode d'attaque.

sap

nom féminin (galerie enterrée) (trench)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sapes étaient utilisées dans les guerres de siège.

clothes

nom féminin (argot, surtout au pluriel (vêtement)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Lucie s'est acheté des sapes neuves.

dressed

adjectif (argot (habillé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Voici, je suis sapé, on peut y aller !

undermine

verbe transitif (creuser sous une muraille)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Au Moyen Âge, les attaquants tentaient de saper les murailles pour les écrouler.
In the Middle Ages, assailants would try to undermine walls to bring them down.

sap

verbe transitif (figuré (diminuer, dégrader) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La crise monétaire sape le moral des ménages.
The monetary crisis is sapping household morale.

dress

verbe pronominal (populaire (s'habiller)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ma frangine se sape toujours avec des habits de marque.
My sister always dresses in designer clothes.

dolled up

locution adjectivale (argot (bien habillé) (slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je vois que mon voisin est bien sapé pour une fois : je suis sûr qu'il a un rendez-vous galant !

undermining

nom masculin (activité de destruction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Grâce à un long travail de sape, la direction a réussi à faire craquer le syndicat.

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