Sap in spanish
Savia
pronunciation: sɑbiɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: sɑbiɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
sap1 = savia.
Example: Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple taffee.sap2 = cachiporra, porra.
Example: You can hit a strong man on the back of the shoulder in just the right spot with a sap and he'll be out of commission and nauseated for several minutes.sap3 = minar, socavar.
Example: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.more:
» sap + Posesivo + confidence = minar + Posesivo + confianza, mermar + Posesivo + confianza.
Example: This ideology subordinated all women by belittling their achievements, sapping their confidence, and convincing them that they were really inferior to men.» sap + the energy = mermar las fuerzas.
Example: Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos.