What does décaler in French mean?

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

The word décaler in French means move, move, shift, move, shift, shift, move, unwedge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word décaler

move

verbe transitif (déplacer dans le temps)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je vais décaler mon rendez-vous de 15h30.
I am going to move my 3:30 meeting.

move, shift

verbe transitif (déplacer dans l'espace)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Est-ce que tu peux décaler la télé un peu sinon j'ai peur qu'elle tombe. Les questions de la colonne 1 ne correspondent pas aux réponses de la colonne B car j'ai décalé celle-ci d'une ligne sans faire exprès.
Could you move the telly a bit? Otherwise I'm worried it's going to fall over. The questions in column 1 do not correspond to the answers in column B; I've accidentally shifted them a line.

move, shift

verbe pronominal (se déplacer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Décale-toi un peu vers la droite, tu n'es pas dans le cadre de la photo.
Shift to the right a bit; you're not in the photo.

shift, move

verbe pronominal (être déplacé)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Quand j'ai ajouté une colonne, toutes les autres colonnes se sont décalées vers la droite.
When I added a column, all the other columns shifted right.

unwedge

verbe transitif (enlever des cales) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Fais attention, j'ai décalé le meuble, il risque de tomber.
Careful, I've unwedged that piece of furniture; it might fall.

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