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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesplantar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-plan-tar
"É preciso desplantar a muda com cuidado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To uproot or remove a plant from the place where it is growing.
"Gardeners must carefully displant the delicate perennials before the heavy frost sets in." - 2
To displace, banish, or remove inhabitants or an institution from their native soil or established seat.
"The sweeping economic reforms served to displant thousands of families from their ancestral rural communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle French 'desplanter' and Latin 'displantare', combining the prefix 'dis-' (apart, away) with 'plantare' (to plant). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it originally meant to uproot or remove a plant, later broadening metaphorically to encompass the forcible removal of people or institutions from their established locations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Displant" is said worldwide
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déplanter
Transliteration: deh-plahn-tay
"Il faut déplanter cet arbuste avant l'hiver."
auspflanzen
Transliteration: ow-sflan-tsen
"Wir müssen den Busch auspflanzen, um Platz zu machen."
spiantare
Transliteration: spyan-tah-reh
"Hanno dovuto spiantare tutti i vecchi alberi."
desplantar
Transliteration: des-plan-tar
"Van a desplantar los arbustos marchitos del jardín."
desplantar
Transliteration: des-plan-tar
"É preciso desplantar a muda com cuidado."
उखाड़ना
Transliteration: ukhadna
"माली ने पुराने पौधे को वहाँ से उखाड़ दिया।"
移出
Transliteration: yí chū
"园丁小心翼翼地把这株植物移出花盆。"
뿌리째 뽑다
Transliteration: ppurijae ppopda
"우리는 정원에서 그 나무를 뿌리째 뽑아야 했다."
根ント抜く
Transliteration: neko sogu
"庭師はその古い木を根こそぎ抜いた。"
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