écarter

to push aside

verb eh-kar-TEH Less Common

Also means

to rule out

Usage Note

Écarter means to move things apart (écarter les bras = 'to spread one's arms') or to dismiss a possibility (écarter une hypothèse = 'to rule out a hypothesis'). The reflexive s'écarter means 'to step aside' or 'to deviate from'. The noun l'écart means 'gap', 'difference', or 'deviation'.

Examples

"Il faut écarter cette option tout de suite."

Natural Translation

We must rule out this option right away.

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