expendable

US /ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/
UK /ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/
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sacrificable, superflu

of little significance when compared to an overall purpose, and therefore able to be abandoned or sacrificed.

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In war, human lives are often considered expendable.
En temps de guerre, les vies humaines sont souvent considérées comme sacrificables.
The old equipment was expendable once the new system was installed.
L'ancien équipement était superflu une fois le nouveau système installé.
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sacrificable, personne sacrifiable

a person or thing that is considered to be of little importance and can be sacrificed.

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The general viewed his soldiers as mere expendables in his grand strategy.
Le général considérait ses soldats comme de simples sacrificables dans sa grande stratégie.
In the movie, the minor characters were treated as expendables to advance the plot.
Dans le film, les personnages secondaires étaient traités comme des sacrificables pour faire avancer l'intrigue.