English-Spanish translations for undermine

• socavar
  No se debe socavar esa recuperación. That recovery must not be undermined.
  Acabamos de socavar la seguridad alimentaria europea. We have just undermined European food security.
  Cualquier otra cosa supone socavar los convenios o la legislación actual. All else undermines conventions or existing law.
• desvirtuar
  No debemos desvirtuar este proceso incorporando demasiados temas nuevos. We must not undermine this process by adding far too many new questions.
  Si se eliminase el objetivo de reciclado para el año 2006, se desvirtuaría el alto nivel de protección al que aspira la posición común. The high level of protection aimed at by the common position would be very much undermined if the recycling objective for the year 2006 were removed.

Definition of undermine

• To dig underneath , to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
• To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.

Examples

• The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies

Related words

• undermining
• undermined
• undermine efforts