sabotage

sab·o·tage

 (săb′ə-täzh′)

n.

1. The deliberate destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in a time of war.

2. The deliberate attempt to damage, destroy, or hinder a cause or activity.

tr.v. sab·o·taged, sab·o·tag·ing, sab·o·tag·es

To damage, destroy, or hinder (something) by sabotage.

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[French, from saboter, to walk noisily, bungle, sabotage, from sabot, sabot; see sabot.]

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sabotage

(ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ)

n

1. the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, a public service, etc, as by enemy agents, dissatisfied employees, etc

2. any similar action or behaviour

vb

(tr) to destroy, damage, or disrupt, esp by secret means

[C20: from French, from saboter to spoil through clumsiness (literally: to clatter in sabots)]

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sab•o•tage

(ˈsæb əˌtɑʒ)

n., v. -taged, -tag•ing. n.

1. deliberate damage of equipment, materials, etc., or underhand interference with production or work, as by employees during a trade dispute.

2. destruction of property or obstruction of public services, as to undermine a government or military effort.

3. any undermining of a cause, plan, or effort.

v.t.

4. to injure or attack by sabotage.

[1865–70; < French, <sabot(er) to botch, orig., to strike, shake up, derivative of sabot sabot]

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sabotage

An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

sabotage

destruction of or damage to equipment, installations, etc, in an industrial context, as in a labor dispute, or in a military context, as in the action of partisan or resistance movements. — saboteur, n.

See also: War

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sabotage

Past participle: sabotaged
Gerund: sabotaging

Imperative

sabotage

sabotage

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists bombing - the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
Verb	1.	sabotage - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" countermine, undermine, weaken, subvert, counteract derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

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sabotage

verb

1. damage, destroy, wreck, undermine, disable, disrupt, cripple, subvert, incapacitate, vandalize, throw a spanner in the works (Brit. informal), sap the foundations of The main pipeline was sabotaged by rebels.

2. disrupt, ruin, wreck, spoil, interrupt, interfere with, obstruct, intrude My ex-wife deliberately sabotages my access to the children.

noun

1. damage, destruction, wrecking, vandalism, deliberate damage The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage.

2. disruption, ruining, wrecking, spoiling, interference, intrusion, interruption, obstruction political sabotage of government policy

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sabotage

noun

A deliberate and underhanded effort to defeat or do harm to an endeavor:

subversion, undermining.

verb

To damage, destroy, or defeat by sabotage:

subvert, undermine.

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Translations

تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبيعَمْلٌ تَخْرِيبِيّيُخَرِّبُيُخَرِّب

sabotatge

sabotážsabotovatprovést sabotáž

sabotagesabotere

Sabotagesabotieren

σαμποτάζσαμποτάρωσαμποτάρισμα

sabotajesabotear

sabotaasisabotoida

sabotagesaboter

sabotažasabotirati

szabotázsszabotál

skemmdarverkvinna skemmdarverk á

sabotaggiosabotaresabotatore

故意に破壊する故意の破壊

방해 행위방해 행위를 하다

sabotažassabotuotojas

sabotāžasabotēt

sabotagesaboteren

sabotasjesaboteredrive sabotasje

sabotażsabotowaćdokonać sabotażu

sabotagemsabotar

саботажсаботироватьдиверсия

sabotážurobiť sabotáž

sabotagesabotera

ก่อวินาศกรรมการก่อวินาศกรรม

sabotajsabotaj yapmaksabote etmek

phá hoạisự phá hoại

破坏蓄意破坏阴谋破坏

sabotage

[ˈsæbətɑːʒ]

A. N → sabotaje m
an act of sabotage → un acto de sabotaje

B. VT (also fig) → sabotear

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sabotage

[ˈsæbətɑːʒ]

n → sabotage m

vt

(= damage physically) [+ pipeline, machine] → saboter

(= try to cause failure of) [+ relationship, talks] → saboter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sabotage

n → Sabotage f

vt (lit, fig) → sabotieren

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sabotage

[ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ]

1. n → sabotaggio

2. vt → sabotare

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sabotage

(ˈsӕbətaːʒ) noun

the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc. sabotasie تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبي саботаж sabotagem sabotáž die Sabotage sabotage δολιοφθοράsabotaje sabotaaž خرابكاري sabotaasi sabotageחבלה ध्वंसन sabotaža, diverzija szabotázs sabotase skemmdarverk sabotaggio 破壊行為 사보타주 sabotažas sabotāža sabotaj sabotagesabotasjesabotaż سبو تاژ، ورانكارى، تخريب، په لوى لاس ويجاړونه sabotagem sabotaj вредительство, саботаж sabotáž sabotaža sabotaža sabotage การก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj 陰謀破壞 саботаж; диверсія تخریب کاری sự phá hoại 阴谋破坏

verb

to destroy, damage or cause to fail by sabotage. saboteer يُخَرِّب саботирам sabotar provést sabotáž sabotieren sabotere σαμποτάρωsabotear saboteerima خرابكاري كردن sabotoida saboter לְחַבֵּל ב- बिगाड़ना sabotirati, izvršiti sabotažu szabotál menyabot vinna skemmdarverk á sabotare 破壊行為をする 파괴(방해)하다 sabotuoti sabotēt mensabotaj saboterenødelegge, drive sabotasje, saboteresabotować ورانكارى sabotar a sabota саботировать; повреждать urobiť sabotáž, sabotovať sabotirati sabotirati sabotera ก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj yapmak 蓄意破壞 саботувати تباہ کرنا phá hoại 蓄意破坏

ˌsaboˈteur (-ˈtəː) noun

a person who sabotages. The soldiers shot the three saboteurs. saboteur مُخَرِّب، مَن يَقوم بِعَمَلٍ تَخْريبي саботьор sabotador sabotér, -ka der Saboteur sabotør δολιοφθορέαςsaboteador sabotöör خرابكار sabotoija saboteur/-euse מחבל तोड़फोन करने वाला, विध्वसंक saboter szabotáló penyabot skemmdarverkamaður sabotatore 破壊行為者 파괴하는 사람 sabotuotojas sabotieris pensabotaj saboteursabotør sabotażysta ورانكارى sabotador sa­botor саботажник; вредитель sabotér, -ka saboter saboter sabotör ผู้ก่อวินาศกรรม sabotajcı 從事破壞活動者 диверсант تخریب کار kẻ phá hoại 从事破坏活动者

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sabotage

→ عَمْلٌ تَخْرِيبِيّ, يُخَرِّبُ sabotáž, sabotovat sabotage, sabotere Sabotage, sabotieren σαμποτάζ, σαμποτάρω sabotaje, sabotear sabotaasi, sabotoida sabotage, saboter sabotaža, sabotirati sabotaggio, sabotare 故意に破壊する, 故意の破壊 방해 행위, 방해 행위를 하다 sabotage, saboteren sabotasje, sabotere dokonać sabotażu, sabotaż sabotagem, sabotar саботаж, саботировать sabotage, sabotera ก่อวินาศกรรม, การก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj, sabote etmek phá hoại, sự phá hoại 破坏

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