sabotage

sab·o·tage  (sb-täzh)

n.

1. Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in time of war.

2. Treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor; deliberate subversion.

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

To commit sabotage against.

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

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sabotage

Noun

1. the deliberate destruction or damage of equipment, for example by enemy agents or dissatisfied employees

2. deliberate obstruction of or damage to a cause or effort

Verb

[-taging, -taged]

to destroy or disrupt by sabotage [French]

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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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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.

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)

verb 2. disrupt, ruin, wreck, spoil, interrupt, interfere with, obstruct, intrude, crool or cruel Austral. (slang)

noun 3. damage, destruction, wrecking, vandalism, deliberate damage

noun 4. disruption, ruining, wrecking, spoiling, interference, intrusion, interruption, obstruction

Translations

sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotaje m

vt → sabotear

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotage m

vt → saboter

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → Sabotage f

vt → einen Sabotageakt verüben auf +acc;

(plan, meeting) → sabotieren

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sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] n → sabotaggio

vt → sabotare

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sabotage

n sabotage [ˈsӕbətaːʒ]

the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc. sabotasie تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبي саботаж sabotáž sabotage die Sabotage δολιοφθορά sabotaje sabotaaž خرابكاري sabotaasi sabotage חַבָּלָה ध्वंसन sabotaža, diverzija szabotázs sabotase skemmdarverk sabotaggio 破壊行為 사보타주(노동 쟁의 수단의 하나); 파괴 sabotažas sabotāža sabotaj sabotage sabotasje sabotaż sabotagem sabotaj вредительство, саботаж sabotáž sabotaža sabotaža sabotage การก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj 破壞活動, 陰謀破壞 саботаж; диверсія تخریب کاری sự phá hoại 破坏活动, 阴谋破坏

v

to destroy, damage or cause to fail by sabotage. saboteer يُخَرِّب саботирам provést sabotáž sabotere sabotieren σαμποτάρω sabotear saboteerima خرابكاري كردن sabotoida saboter לְחַבֵּל ב- बिगाड़ना sabotirati, izvršiti sabotažu szabotál menyabot vinna skemmdarverk á sabotare 破壊行為をする ...에 대해 사보타주하다; 파괴［방해］하다 sabotuoti sabotēt mensabotaj saboteren ødelegge, drive sabotasje, sabotere sabotować sabotar a sabota саботировать; повреждать urobiť sabotáž, sabotovať sabotirati sabotirati sabotera ก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj yapmak 破壞 саботувати تباہ کرنا phá hoại 破坏

n saboˈteur [-ˈtəː]

a person who sabotages The soldiers shot the three saboteurs. saboteur مُخَرِّب، مَن يَقوم بِعَمَلٍ تَخْريبي саботьор sabotér, -ka sabotør der Saboteur δολιοφθορέας saboteador sabotöör خرابكار sabotööri saboteur/-euse מְחַבֵּל तोड़फोन करने वाला, विध्वसंक saboter szabotáló penyabot skemmdarverkamaður sabotatore 破壊行為者 사보타주하는 사람 sabotuotojas sabotieris pensabotaj saboteur sabotør sabotażysta sabotador sa­botor саботажник; вредитель sabotér, -ka saboter saboter sabotör ผู้ก่อวินาศกรรม sabotajcı 破壞者 диверсант تخریب کار kẻ phá hoại 破坏者