écarter
French → English
(physical) Move aside: to separate or move things away from each other
L'infirmière a écarté le rideau pour laisser entrer la lumière du jour.
(English) The nurse pulled aside the curtain to let in the daylight.
Il a dû écarter les branches pour se frayer un chemin dans la forêt.
(English) He had to push aside the branches to make a path through the forest.
(abstract) Rule out: to dismiss a possibility or exclude someone
La police a rapidement pu écarter l'hypothèse d'un accident criminel.
(English) The police were quickly able to rule out the possibility of a criminal accident.
Il faut cesser d'écarter les seniors du marché du travail actuel.
(English) We must stop excluding seniors from the current job market.
Entry ID: fr:en:écarter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary