Écartée (en. Discarded)

/e.kɑʁ.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to things or people that are distant from each other.

The trees were set apart on the sides of the path.

Les arbres étaient écartés sur les côtés du chemin.

Indicates a distance between two elements.

The leaves were spread apart to let the light in.

Les feuilles étaient écartées pour laisser passer la lumière.

Relates to the action of putting aside.

She dismissed the objections during the meeting.

Elle a écarté les objections lors de la réunion.

From the verb écarter, originating from the Latin 'excardinare' meaning 'to separate'.

to be set aside

To be distant from others, in a withdrawn state.

être à l'écart

to eliminate doubts

To make uncertainties disappear.

écarter les doutes

to separate

To distance, to move away.

écarter

separation

The action of separating or the distance that separates.

écartement

Set aside your ego

Set aside your pride, put your ego aside to move forward.

Laisse de côté ton orgueil, écarte ton ego pour avancer.

To stray from the beaten path

Sometimes you have to stray from the beaten path to find original solutions.

Il faut parfois s'écarter des sentiers battus pour trouver des solutions originales.