SABOTAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of sabotage in English
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(Definition of sabotage from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of sabotage
sabotage
Unsavory characters and disingenuous firms will promise the impossible, overcharge, steal equity, destroy value, waste time, hurt your reputation and sabotage your success.
Old antivirus, infrequent scans, and a security architect who pled guilty to sabotage .
I have also met many others who may be technically good at what they do but whose ego constantly sabotages their work.
However, this calculation may not hold as the intensity of the sabotage campaign increases.
He regularly announces imminent threats of invasion and sabotage from a range of intractable enemies.
But the company also stressed the potential for sabotage -- a deliberate saving and planting of the seed despite federal prohibitions.
Six days after the crash, officials told the press that there were "some things that appear unusual" and that sabotage was definitely a possibility.
Sometimes, when alcoholics start to get a handle on their recovery, or the going gets too good, they sabotage it.
He had an invisible, secret calling to self sabotage our life and his life -- and he succeeded.
And the consequences of successful sabotage would be devastating.
An inquiry by the company claimed that the accident was the result of sabotage .
Here's why it looks to be an act of sabotage .
That is, until a stunning act of sabotage left one winery soaked in thousands of gallons of vino.
As resentment soon rewrites the course of the afternoon, all attempts of empathy are sabotaged by people's incapacity to listen and love.
He did not give details of the alleged sabotage .
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Translations of sabotage
in Chinese (Traditional)
（爲阻止敵人或對手成功而）毀壞，破壞（設備、武器或建築物）, 暗中破壞，蓄意破壞（計劃或行動）…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（为阻止敌人或对手成功而）毁坏，破坏（设备、武器或建筑物）, 阴谋破坏，蓄意破坏（计划或行动）…
in Spanish
sabotear, sabotaje, sabotaje [masculine…
in Portuguese
sabotar, sabotagem, sabotagem [feminine]…
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（敵を妨害する為）～を破壊する, ～を妨害する, ～を邪魔する…
sabotaj yapmak, düşmanın kullanımını engellemek için yok etmek/yıkmak/zarar vermek, baltalamak…
saboter, sabotage [masculine], sabotage…
die Sabotage, sabotieren…
sabotere, gjøre sabotasje, spolere…
саботаж, диверсія, саботувати…
повреждать, разрушать, срывать планы…
sabotáž, provést sabotáž…
การก่อวินาศกรรม, ก่อวินาศกรรม…
celowo zniszczyć, sabotować, zaszkodzić…
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