French Conversation · Level 75
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French word
arrachement
Pronunciation
IPA/aʁaʃəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounpulling up
Example
L'arrachement des mauvaises herbes a été rapide.
Pulling up the weeds was quick.
More examples
L'arrachement de la racine a été douloureux.
The extraction of the root was painful.
Core concept
A forceful pull that tears something free, whether the object is rooted in soil or held in a bond.
Common phrases
arrachement de la racine
root extraction
arrachement d'une dent
tooth extraction
arrachement brutal
violent extraction
Similar words
enlèvement: The act or result of taking a person or object away from a place.
Definition in French
Désigne le retrait brusque ou la séparation obtenue par traction, utilisable au sens concret comme au sens figuré.
Word origin
Arrachement is formed from the verb arracher with the productive suffix -ment, which makes nouns naming an action or its result.
Usage tips
- Arrachement is masculine, so the usual form is un arrachement; its complement normally follows de, as in l'arrachement des mauvaises herbes.
Other meanings
- tearing awaynoun
- stripping offnoun
Opposites
- insertioninsertionnoun
- implantationimplantationnoun
Related words
- arracherpull outverb
- arracheurextractornoun
- arrachétorn outadjective