No. 6,055 in French
dépoussiérer
To remove dust.
In a sentence
J'ai décidé de dépoussiérer tous les meubles avant l'arrivée des invités.
I decided to dust off all the furniture before the guests arrived.
In this sentence, 'dépoussiérer' is used in its literal sense, meaning to remove dust from physical objects like furniture.
Pour moderniser l'entreprise, il serait utile de dépoussiérer nos anciennes pratiques.
To modernize the company, it would be useful to revamp our old practices.
Here, 'dépoussiérer' is used metaphorically to mean updating or refreshing something, in this case, practices.
Le héros du livre dépoussière des idées oubliées, les rendant pertinentes aujourd'hui.
The hero of the book revives forgotten ideas, making them relevant today.
In this context, 'dépoussiérer' metaphorically represents reviving or bringing attention to something that has been overlooked or forgotten.
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