verb🔗ShareDéplacer, dérangerTo put out of place; to disarrange."The strong wind was displacing the papers on my desk. "Le vent fort déplaçait les papiers sur mon bureau.positionplaceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéplacer, déplacer de force, expulserTo move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland."The new highway construction is displacing many families from their homes. "La construction de la nouvelle autoroute déplace de nombreuses familles de leurs foyers.politicssocietyenvironmentdisasterwaractionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplacer, supplanterTo supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute."The new software is displacing the old system, making our work much faster. "Le nouveau logiciel remplace l'ancien système, ce qui rend notre travail beaucoup plus rapide.actionpositionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplacer, supplanterTo replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced."Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind."Les calculatrices électroniques ont rapidement remplacé les anciens modèles mécaniques.businesstechnologyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéplacer(of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced."The large cargo ship, fully loaded, is displacing thousands of tons of water as it floats in the harbor. "Le grand cargo, entièrement chargé, déplace des milliers de tonnes d'eau lorsqu'il flotte dans le port.nauticalsailingphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRefouler, réprimerTo repress"She was displacing her anxiety about the test by focusing intently on cleaning her room. "Elle refoulait son anxiété concernant le test en se concentrant intensément sur le nettoyage de sa chambre.mindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
