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No. 4,229 in French

dégage

"Get lost" or "clear off" (informal).

In a sentence

  • Dégage tes affaires de la table.

    Clear your things off the table.

    In this sentence, 'dégage' is used in the imperative form to instruct someone to remove or clear their items.

  • Le parfum dégage une odeur agréable.

    The perfume emits a pleasant smell.

    Here, 'dégage' refers to the perfume releasing or emitting a smell, showing its use in describing emanation.

  • Dégage de là immédiatement.

    Get out of there immediately.

    In this example, 'dégage' is used colloquially to tell someone to leave a place.

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