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éjecter

eject, expel

verb eh-zhek-TEH Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: Latin 'eiectare' (to throw out)

Also means

fire (someone) from a job

Usage Note

Éjecter is used both literally — ejecting a CD or a pilot from a cockpit — and colloquially for being thrown out of a place or dismissed from a job. The reflexive s'éjecter means to eject oneself (as a pilot using an ejection seat). The related noun is l'éjection (f).

Examples

"Le pilote a dû s'éjecter de l'avion en flammes."

Natural Translation

The pilot had to eject from the burning plane.

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