What does déplacer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word déplacer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déplacer in French.

The word déplacer in French means move, move, reschedule, move, call out, draw, move, go out, travel, journey, move mountains, move a date. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word déplacer

move

verbe transitif (changer de place)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai déplacé la table vers la fenêtre pour mieux voir.
I'm moving the table nearer to the window for a better view.

move

verbe transitif (faire changer de place)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'institutrice a déplacé l'élève turbulent.
The schoolteacher moved the unruly child.

reschedule

verbe transitif (changer d'heure, de date)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Serait-il possible de déplacer la réunion de 15 h ?
Would it be possible to move the 3pm meeting?

move

verbe transitif (bouger un membre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sa jambe est dans le plâtre, il ne peut pas la déplacer.
His leg is in plaster; he can't move it.

call out

verbe transitif (faire venir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Je ne voudrais pas déplacer le médecin en pleine nuit.
I wouldn't want to send for the doctor in the middle of the night.

draw

verbe transitif (attirer des personnes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le salon de l'automobile déplace beaucoup de monde.
The motor show attracts a large number of people.

move

verbe pronominal (bouger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Depuis mon opération, je me déplace difficilement.
Since my operation, it's hard for me to get around.

go out

verbe pronominal (se déranger) (from where you are)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Je ne vais pas me déplacer par un tel temps.
I'm not going out in this weather.

travel, journey

verbe pronominal (voyager)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Avant l'automobile, on se déplaçait à cheval.
Before cars, people travelled (or: journeyed) by horse.

move mountains

locution verbale (faire des choses impossibles) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

move a date

locution verbale (modifier une date prévue)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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