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démanteler

dismantle, break up

verb deh-mahn-teh-LEH Rare
People & Society Government

Usage Note

Démanteler refers to dismantling a structure, organisation, or system — physically tearing it apart or dissolving it. It is commonly used in news contexts: démanteler un réseau criminel ('dismantle a criminal network'). The spelling note: the infinitive takes an accent grave on the second e (démanteler), following the same pattern as acheter.

Examples

"La police a démantelé le réseau."

Natural Translation

The police dismantled the network.

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