What does rejeter in French mean?

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

The word rejeter in French means release, emit, displace, move, reject, reject, shift, pass, push back, push back, shift the blame to, shift the responsibility to, jump back, shift the blame for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rejeter

release

verbe transitif (remettre dans son milieu)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous avons rejeté les trop petits poissons à l'eau.
We threw the fish that were too little back in the water.

emit

verbe transitif (émettre, recracher, épulser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette usine rejette des fumées toxiques.
This factory emits toxic fumes.

displace, move

verbe transitif (mettre ailleurs)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le verbe est rejeté en fin de phrase. Le chasse-neige rejette la neige sur le bas-côté.
The verb is displaced to the end of the sentence. // The snowplow moves the snow onto the roadside.

reject

verbe transitif (ne pas accepter dans son groupe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet animal a été rejeté par ses congénères.
This animal has been rejected by the others.

reject

verbe transitif (ne pas accepter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La demande de report du procès a été rejetée par la juge.
The judge rejected the request for an adjournment of the trial.

shift, pass

verbe transitif (renvoyer) (responsibility)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma sœur rejette toujours la faute sur les autres.
My sister always shifts the blame onto others.

push back, push back

verbe transitif (partie du corps : mettre en arrière)

La jeune fille a rejeté ses cheveux par-dessus son col.
The girl flicked her hair back over her collar.

shift the blame to

(se dédouaner en accusant [qqn])

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

shift the responsibility to

(accuser [qqn] à sa place)

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

jump back

(reculer brusquement en arrière)

shift the blame for

(tenir l'autre pour responsable de [qch])

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

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