émousser

Le caricaturiste a émoussé la pointe de son crayon à force de travailler.
The cartoonist blunted the point of his pencil from working so much.
Je pense que le carton a émoussé mes ciseaux ; je vais devoir en acheter de nouveaux.
I think that the cardboard blunted my scissors; I'll have to get new ones.
À n'en pas douter, l'ampleur des bénéfices engrangés a émoussé toute volonté d'entreprendre une analyse de risques sérieuse.
No doubt the size of the profits that were rolling in blunted serious risk analysis.
La tentative des anciens responsables de la MINUK de reconfigurer la mission en contournant le Conseil de sécurité a émoussé le prestige des Nations Unies.
The attempt by former UNMIK leadership to reconfigure the mission by bypassing the Security Council has done damage to the prestige of the United Nations.
Maman, Ed a émoussé tous mes crayons de couleur !
Mommy, Ed has blunted all my crayons!
On a émoussé les cornes des animaux pour prévenir les blessures.
The horns of the animals were blunted to prevent injuries.
L’eau sacrée à commencer à émoussé un petit peu, et il y a eut un soulagement partiel du symptôme et un éclaircissement de la peau.
The Holy water began to foam a bit and there was partial relief from the symptoms and a clearing up of the skin.
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