French word

élimination

Pronunciation

IPA/eliminasjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounremoval

Example

Nous devons discuter de l'élimination du danger.

We need to discuss the removal of the danger.

Illustration for élimination (removal)

More examples

L'élimination des déchets doit respecter les règles locales.

Waste disposal must comply with local regulations.

Core concept

A gate that sends unwanted items, people, or options out of a shared space or process.

Common phrases

  • élimination des déchets

    waste disposal

  • élimination rapide

    rapid removal

Similar words

suppression: Removing unwanted objects or information from use or storage.
retrait: Taking a person or thing away from a place or state.
exclusion: Keeping someone or something from being admitted to a group or place.
expulsion: Forcing someone to leave a place or organization.

Definition in French

Action d'éliminer : fait d'enlever, de supprimer ou d'exclure quelque chose ou quelqu'un d'un groupe, d'un lieu ou d'un processus.

Word origin

Élimination comes from French éliminer, borrowed from Latin eliminare, formed from e- meaning 'out' and limen meaning 'threshold'.

Usage tips

  • Élimination is feminine: l'élimination, une élimination, and de l'élimination use the feminine article.

Other meanings

  • exclusionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • éliminereliminateverb
  • éliminatoirequalifyingadjective
  • éliminéeliminatedadjective

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