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déstocké
adjective
destocked
to destress; to unwind (reduce one's stress)
déstructuration
noun, feminine
deconstruction, destructuration
to deconstruct, to dismantle, to take apart; to destructure, to dismantle
to remove the sugar from
désuet
adjective
obsolete, out of use, no longer in use; out of fashion, out of style, old-fashioned, passé
désuffixation
noun, feminine
stemming, desuffixation (removing a suffix)
désulfhydrase
noun, feminine
desulfhydrase
désulfuration
noun, feminine
desulfuration
to desulfurize
to deSUMOylate
désunion
noun, feminine
disunity; act of separating
to disunite, to separate, to divide
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of désunir
désuétude
noun, feminine
disuse
désynchronisation
noun, feminine
desynchronization
to desynchronize
to get afloat
déségrégation
noun, feminine
desegregation
to unselect, to deselect
déséquilibre
noun, masculine
unevenness; imbalance
to unbalance
déséquilibré
noun, masculine
lunatic
unbalanced
to unequip
désœuvrement
noun, masculine
idleness
to deprive of work or of another activity
désœuvré
adjective
idle, aimless
détachable
adjective
detachable, removable
détachement
noun, masculine
detachment
to detach, unbind or untie; to come off (become detached, unbound, untied etc.); to stand out
to remove spots, stains
détaché
adjective
tongued (from portato to staccato).
détaché
noun, masculine
tonguing
détail
noun, masculine
detail (something small enough to escape casual notice, or a profusion of details)
détaillant
noun, masculine
retailer
to detail (to explain in detail); to retail
détaillé
adjective
detailed, itemized, elaborate
to make oneself scarce, to scamper (off or away), to make off
to unbend the cable
to take out the tompion (of a cannon)
to strip (the wallpaper)
détartrage
noun, masculine
descaling, scaling
détartrant
noun, masculine
descaler (agent)
to descale
détatouage
noun, masculine
tattoo removal
to remove a tattoo
détaxation
noun, feminine
detaxation
détaxe
noun, feminine
removal, reduction or refund of tax
to free from tax
détaxé
adjective
tax-free
détectable
adjective
detectable
to detect; to discover, to uncover
détecteur
noun, masculine
detector, sensor
lie detector, polygraph (device to discern if a subject is lying)
détecteur de métaux
noun, masculine
metal detector (hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal)
détection
noun, feminine
detection
détective
noun, masculine/feminine
detective (police officer who looks for evidence)
détective privé
noun, masculine
private detective, private investigator
to bleach; to lose one's color; to bleed (onto); to transfer some color (to)