No. 11,641 in French
saboté
"Saboté" means "sabotaged" in English.
In a sentence
Le projet a été saboté par un membre de l'équipe.
The project was sabotaged by a team member.
Here, 'saboté' is used in the context of undermining or obstructing progress through deliberate actions.
Il a découvert que quelqu'un avait saboté sa voiture.
He discovered that someone had sabotaged his car.
'Saboté' is utilized to describe malicious tampering or damage inflicted upon a device or equipment.
Pendant les négociations, ils pensaient qu'il aurait pu doublement saboté leur démarche.
During the negotiations, they thought he might have doubly sabotaged their initiative.
The term 'saboté' illustrates the act of intentionally hindering or setting back an effort.
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