No. 2,486 in French
éliminer
To remove, eliminate, or get rid of.
In a sentence
Il faut éliminer les erreurs dans ce rapport.
We must eliminate the mistakes in this report.
The word 'éliminer' is used to mean 'to remove' or 'to eradicate', in the context of identifying and eliminating errors from a document.
Pour gagner, il faudra éliminer cette équipe.
To win, we will need to eliminate this team.
Here, 'éliminer' is utilized in a competitive context, where it means to defeat or remove an opponent from a competition.
Ils ont dû éliminer les toxines de leur système.
They had to eliminate the toxins from their system.
In this sentence, 'éliminer' refers to the process of removing or purifying harmful substances from the body, reflecting a medical or health-related usage.
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