C1verb
amoindrir
to lessen, to whittle down
« Cette concession risque d’amoindrir la portée de l’accord. »
“This concession risks lessening the scope of the agreement.”
In other languages
- Spanish aminorar, mermar
- Portuguese aminorar, minguar
- German schmälern, mindern
- Italian sminuire, ridurre
- Arabic يُنقص، يُقلّص
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