décharger

/deʃaʁʒe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
décharge
past
a déchargé
perfect
déchargé

Meaning

  1. to unload, to discharge

    • Ils ont déchargé le camion.

      They unloaded the truck.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

laisser tomber

Close, figuratively — to unload/discharge and to drop overlap, as in "to drop a load."

Similar in other languages

German

entladen

entladen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to unload, to discharge."

Practice

1 What does décharger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils ont ___ le camion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches décharger?

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