Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 ein Verb, das mehrere Bedeutungen haben kann.
, 🇪🇸 un verbo que puede tener varios significados
, 🇮🇹 un verbo che può avere diversi significati
, 🇵🇹 um verbo que pode ter vários significados
, 🇨🇳 一个可能有多重含义的动词。
, 🇯🇵 複数の意味を持つことができる動詞
, 🇰🇷 여러 가지 의미를 가질 수 있는 동사
, 🇸🇦 فعل يمكن أن يكون له عدة معاني
, 🇮🇳 एक ऐसा क्रिया है जिसका कई अर्थ हो सकते हैं
Definition
🇫🇷 un verbe qui peut avoir plusieurs sens
🇬🇧 un verbe qui peut avoir plusieurs sens
Usage Examples
- J'ai déméné l'arbre de mon voisin pour libérer l'espace du jardin.
- Elle a déméné l'écorce du fruit avant de le cuire.
- Le jardinier a déméné la vieille plante pour la remplacer.
Etymology
The verb **démener** comes from Old French *de‑mener* (“to lead out”), formed with the preposition *de‑* (away, out of) plus *mener* (“to lead”), itself derived from Latin *mittere* “to send, to lead”. First attested in the 15th century, it originally meant to drag or bring something out of a place (e.g., to pull a fish from water) and later acquired figurative senses such as to prod or coax.
Synonyms
tirer
enlever
sortir
extraire
arracher
exhumer
déloger
Antonyms
enterrer
retenir
enfermer
priver
entraver