English–French
“weaken” in French
How to say “weaken” in French
“Weaken” in French is saper.
A support is dug away from underneath until the structure or its effect loses strength.
Example sentences with saper
Le manque de communication a sapé la cohésion de l'équipe.
The lack of communication undermined the team's cohesion.
Tips for using saper
- Saper is directly transitive, so the weakened thing follows the verb without a preposition, as in saper un projet.
Other French words for “weaken”
Le vent commence à faiblir.
The wind is beginning to weaken.
La fatigue m'affaiblit.
Fatigue weakens me.