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• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'action de se défaire, de se débarrasser ou de se libérer de quelque chose d'indésirable ou d'inutile.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing, discarding, or freeing oneself from something unwanted or unnecessary.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Eliminate or discardinformal

   To remove something unwanted or unnecessary.

   se débarrasser de

   • I need to get rid of these old clothes.
   • She got rid of the broken furniture.
   • He finally rid his house of pests.

   Synonymesdiscarddispose ofdo away withdumpeliminateexpelpurgeremoveshedthrow away

   Antonymeskeepretain

2. informal

   To free oneself from something unpleasant or troublesome.

   se débarrasser de

   • He couldn't rid himself of the feeling of guilt.
   • She got rid of her bad habit of smoking.
   • They rid themselves of the debt after years of saving.

   Synonymesdiscarddispose ofdumpeliminateeradicateexpelloseremoveshake offthrow off

   Antonymesacquireadoptharborkeepobtainretain

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