English–French

“relegate” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəlege/

Example

Le club a relégué l'équipe en deuxième division.

The club relegated the team to the second division.

Illustration for reléguer (relegate)

How to say “relegate” in French

“Relegate” in French is reléguer.

A person or thing moved from the main stage to a lower tier or a less visible place.

Full entry for reléguer: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with reléguer

Elle a relégué ce projet au second plan pour gérer l'urgence.

She put this project on the back burner to deal with the emergency.

Tips for using reléguer

  • Reléguer takes a direct object and often uses à for the new place or status, as in reléguer un sujet au second plan.

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