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Pronunciation / Transliteration: épuisé
"Nos ressources en eau sont dangereusement épuisées."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Reduced in the number or quantity of something; considerably diminished or exhausted.
"The hospital's blood supply was severely depleted after the massive accident."
- 1
To use up the supply or resources of something.
"Unchecked logging has steadily depleted the region's ancient forests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'depletus', the past participle of 'deplere', meaning 'to empty out', composed of the prefix 'de-' (down, away) and 'plere' (to fill). It entered English in the late 16th century, initially retaining medical and physical senses of emptying fluids before broadening into general economic and ecological contexts.
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épuisé
Transliteration: épuisé
"Nos ressources en eau sont dangereusement épuisées."
erschöpft
Transliteration: erschöpft
"Die Vorräte an Lebensmitteln waren fast erschöpft."
esaurito
Transliteration: esaurito
"Il terreno è risultato impoverito e completamente esaurito."
agotado
Transliteration: agotado
"Las reservas de petróleo están peligrosamente agotadas."
esgotado
Transliteration: esgotado
"O orçamento da empresa estava completamente esgotado."
रिक्त
Transliteration: rikt
"भूमि का भूजल स्तर अत्यधिक दोहन के कारण रिक्त हो गया है।"
耗尽的
Transliteration: hàojìnde
"过度捕捞导致海洋渔业资源严重耗尽。"
고갈된
Transliteration: gogal된
"지하수 매장량이 빠르게 고갈되고 있습니다."
枯渇した
Transliteration: kokatsu shita
"その地域ではエネルギー資源が枯渇しつつあります。"
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