French-English translations for abîmer
- blightThis vine never blightsThose obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects
- bang upHes doing a bang up jobHe banged up his new car last nightHe was so drunk that the police banged him up for the night
- damageThe storm did a lot of damage to the area."Whats the damage?" he asked the waiter.Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
- deteriorateto deteriorate the mind
- disfigureThe burnings disfigured his face.
- fall downRing a-ring o roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A-tishoo! A-tishoo! / We all fall down. — traditional nursery rhyme (British versionThe beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire house to fall down.That is where your reasoning falls down.
- hurtDoes your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel betterIf anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upsetThis latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further
- impair
- injure
- mangle
- plungeto plunge the body into waterto plunge a dagger into the breast; to plunge a nation into warhe plunged into the river
- ruinIn the light of the possibility of negotiations being reopened, everyone is hoping to improve everything and running the risk of ruining everything. Dans la perspective d'une éventuelle réouverture des négociations, chacun espère tout améliorer et prend le risque de tout abîmer. The monastery has fallen into ruinGambling has been the ruin of many
- stripThe countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.Papier mache is made from strips of paperSqueeze a strip of glue along the edge and then press down firmly
- wound damage
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