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attritional

/əˈtrɪʃ.ən.əl/

Traduction: Qui se rapporte à un processus progressif d'usure, d'affaiblissement ou de destruction, souvent employé dans des contextes militaires, politiques ou commerciaux.

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adjective

/əˈtrɪʃ.ən.əl/C2formalpolitical
  • frQui se rapporte à un processus progressif d'usure, d'affaiblissement ou de destruction, souvent employé dans des contextes militaires, politiques ou commerciaux.

Relating to a gradual process of wearing down, weakening, or destroying something, often used in military, political, or business contexts.

  1. Relating to gradual wearing downC1formal

    Describing a process of gradual reduction, weakening, or wearing away through sustained pressure or friction.

    frD'usure par attrition

    • The war became an attritional conflict, with both sides suffering heavy losses.
    • The company faced an attritional decline in its workforce due to retirements.
    • The negotiations were attritional, slowly eroding the opposition's resolve.

    Synonymesabrasivecorrosiveerodingerosivegrindingwearing

Formes
  • more attritional comparative form
  • most attritional superlative form