sabotaje

sabotage

noun sah-boh-TAH-heh Rare

Origin: From French sabotage, from sabot (wooden shoe), referring to deliberate disruption.

Usage Note

Sabotaje is a French loanword (from sabotage, ultimately sabot, a wooden shoe). The verb is sabotear and the agent noun is saboteador/saboteadora. In modern usage it extends beyond industrial disruption to any deliberate undermining of a plan or effort.

Examples

"El sabotaje de la fábrica paralizó la producción."

Natural Translation

The sabotage of the factory halted production.

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