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déblayer

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Definition: to clear away, remove, tidy up; to prepare (ground)

Pouvez-vous déblayer la porte ? - Could you clear the space by the door / the path to the door?

Il faut déblayer le terrain avant de commencer - We have to clear the ground before we begin

Informal expression: Déblaye (le terrain) ! - Get lost! Push off!

Related: le déblai - clearing, cleaning, excavations; le déblaiement - clearing; le déblayage - clearning

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