scupper

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
2. A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Verb

To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

Concepts

dalot

comploter

exposer

gouttière

embuscade

éviter

faire échouer

conduit souterrain

péril

provoquer

risquer

ruiner

danger

❗

égout

Synonymes

peril

endanger

ambush

lie in wait

lurk

outlet

expose

waylay

defeat

bushwhack

queer

ambuscade

punch

👊

ruin

scuppers

scuttle

sink

splint

spout

stake

submerge

venture

wreck

adventure

osculum

compromise

culvert

demolish

do in

drain

gutter

hazard

jeopardise

jeopardize

outfall

overflow

Traductions

ombrinale

alcantarilla

comprometer

Speigatt

embornal

estar amagat

amagar-se

exposar

Ausguß

Abzugskanal

Entwässerungsgraben

Abfluss

Traufe

unterirdischer Kanal

embó

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskʌp.ə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) + -er; or from Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”).