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Décaler

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Definition: to bring/move (forward, back, to the side)

Au printemps et en automne, nous devons décaler d'une heure - In spring and fall, we have to move the clock (forward/back) by one hour.

Pouvez-vous décaler la table d'un mètre vers la gauche ? - Could you move the table a meter to the left?

Related: décalé (adj) - quirky, off-beat, unconventional, irregular; un décalage - gap, interval, discrepancy

Also see décalage horaire

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