French word

déplacer

Pronunciation

IPA/deplase/

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

Peux-tu déplacer la chaise, s'il te plaît ?

Can you move the chair, please?

Illustration for déplacer (move)

More examples

Ils ont dû déplacer la réunion à cause de la pluie.

They had to reschedule the meeting because of the rain.

Core concept

A fixed position shifts to a new one, and the same shift can apply to where or when a meeting is held.

Common phrases

  • déplacer un meuble

    move a piece of furniture

  • déplacer la chaise

    move the chair

  • déplacer un rendez-vous

    reschedule an appointment

Similar words

amener: Bring a person or object to the speaker's location.
emmener: Take a person or object from its current place to another location.
apporter: Carry an object to a designated place and deliver it there.

Definition in French

Mettre quelque chose ou quelqu'un dans un autre endroit pour changer sa position; verbe transitif employé aussi au sens figuré pour modifier la date, l'heure ou le lieu d'un rendez-vous.

Word origin

Déplacer is a derivative of placer, with dé- marking removal or change and place ultimately coming from Latin platea, 'street' or 'open space'.

Usage tips

  • For an appointment, déplacer can mean changing its time or location, whereas reporter often means postponing it.

Other meanings

  • shiftverb
  • carryverb

Opposites

Related words

  • déplacementmovementnoun
  • déplaçablemovableadjective
  • déplacéout of placeadjective

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