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Definition: to move apart, to spread (open), to dismiss

Il a écarté les rideaux pour jeter un coup d'œil dans la rue - He spread open the curtains in order to glance at the street.

On dit que l'ail sert à écarter les vampires - They say that garlic can scare away vampires.

Je ne peux pas écarter les bras - I can't spread/reach my arms out.

Related: un écart - distance, gap; écarté (adj) - remote, isolated; un écartement - gap, space, distance; s'écarter - to draw aside, to step back from

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