Translation of "wear down" to French

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Dictionary translations for "wear down"

wear down verb

user

Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns.

Le temps fane les roses, mais use les piquants.

s'user

Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route.

Contexts with "wear down"

Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface. Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route.

Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns. Le temps fane les roses, mais use les piquants.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

Drivers should wear seat belts. Les conducteurs doivent porter leur ceinture.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

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