D'ôter (en. To remove)

/d.o.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To remove something, to take away an object or a part of something.

He decided to remove the lid from the box.

Il a décidé d'ôter le couvercle de la boîte.

To relieve of a weight, a burden, or an obligation.

She wanted to remove her worries by talking to a friend.

Elle a voulu d'ôter ses préoccupations en parlant à un ami.

To exclude or dismiss a possibility.

They dismissed the idea of going on a trip.

Ils ont d'ôté l'idée de partir en voyage.

From Old French 'ôter', derived from Latin 'auferre'.

to remove a thorn from one's foot

To remove a difficulty or a problem.

d'ôter une épine du pied

to take the bread out of someone's mouth

To harm someone's means of subsistence.

d'ôter le pain de la bouche

to take off one's gloves

To prepare to act directly or to get one's hands dirty.

d'ôter ses gants

ôter

To remove, take away.

ôter

abstract

To take away, subtract or remove from a set.

abstraire

delete

To make something disappear, to take it away.

supprimer

To free oneself from an obligation.

I decided to get rid of my debt today.

J'ai décidé d'ôter ma dette aujourd'hui.

To make something unpleasant disappear.

He wanted to erase that painful memory.

Il a voulu oter ce souvenir douloureux.