rid in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.rid <pres part ridding; pret, pp rid> [Brit rɪd, Am rɪd] VB trans

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II.to rid oneself of VB refl

to rid oneself of refl < pres part ridding; pret, pp rid>:

to rid oneself of
se débarrasser de

III.rid [Brit rɪd, Am rɪd] ADJ

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to get rid of one's inhibitions
se libérer de ses inhibitions
we've got rid of the fax machine as a cost-cutting exercise
on s'est débarrassé du télécopieur pour réduire les frais

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dépolluer
to rid [sth] of pollution, to clean up
se dépêtrer de personne
to get rid of
faire décamper qn
to get rid of sb
éliminer substance
to get rid of (de from)
éliminer insectes
to get rid of
délester navire, aérostat
to get rid of the ballast from
se délester de personne: bagages
to get rid of
débarrasser un pays d'un dictateur
to rid a country of a dictator
débarrasser un chien de ses puces
to get rid of a dog's fleas
débarrasser votre peau de ses impuretés
to rid your skin of impurities
se débarrasser de
to get rid of
débarrassez-vous du travail en retard d'abord
get rid of the backlog first
se débarrasser de
to get rid of
défaire qn de fig habitudes, préjugés, illusions
to rid sb of
se défaire de (volontairement)
to get rid of
se défaire de croyance, habitude
to rid oneself of
se défaire de gêneur, importun
to get rid of

rid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rid in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for rid in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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rid Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rid sb/sth of sth
débarrasser qn/qc de qc/
to get rid of sb/sth
se débarrasser de qn/qc
to get rid of one's marker
se démarquer
to rid oneself of a habit
se déshabituer de qc (exprès)
to rid sb of a habit
défaire qn d'une habitude
to get rid of old books
se débarrasser de vieux livres
to get rid of a habit
déraciner une habitude
to get rid of a taste/smell
ôter un goût/une odeur
to rid sb of their scruples/feelings of remorse
ôter ses scrupules/remords à qn
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Unfortunately, he could not get rid of the symbiote.
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She doesn't want to care about him, but somehow she just can't bring herself to get rid of him.
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Whoever gets rid of his/her cards first wins the game.
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To get back to straight-and-level, the recovery must get rid of this excess energy safely.
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He will usually propose a draw to be rid of such a troublemaker.
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She wanted to get rid of the distinction between the professional woman and the women studying home science.
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I was trying to get rid of my ego.
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When he went into the cave, they trapped him inside to get rid of him.
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Soon the process to rid society of the unfit was initiated.
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The goal is to get rid of your cards by playing grouping of the same rank, such as three 4s.
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