démolir

/de.mɔ.liʁ/

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
démolit
past
a démoli
perfect
démoli

Meaning

  1. to demolish

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

Similar in other languages

German

demolieren

demolieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to demolish."

Spanish

demoler

demoler is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to demolish."

Portuguese

demolir

demolir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to demolish."

Practice

1 What does démolir mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ville ___ l'ancien bâtiment.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches démolir?

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