What does dévisser in French mean?

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

The word dévisser in French means unscrew, unscrew, detach, unscrew, undo, unscrew, undo, fall, move, prattle, pass on, leave. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dévisser

unscrew

verbe transitif (tourner à l'inverse du sens horaire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Fais attention, tu ne visses pas, tu dévisses.
Watch out; you're not screwing, you're unscrewing.

unscrew, detach

verbe transitif (enlever [qch] retenu par une vis)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut dévisser les gonds de la porte.
We need to unscrew (or: detach) the door hinges.

unscrew, undo

verbe transitif (enlever une fixation)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Peux-tu dévisser le bouchon de cette bouteille ?
Can you unscrew the cap on this bottle?

unscrew, undo

verbe transitif (enlever une pièce vissée)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je dévisse le tube de dentifrice.
I took the lid off the toothpaste tube.

fall

verbe intransitif (alpiniste : lâcher prise et tomber)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le corps d'un alpiniste a été retrouvé hier matin. La police pense que celui-ci aurait dévissé.
The body of a mountaineer was found yesterday morning; the police think he may have fallen.

move

verbe pronominal (bouger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il peut fixer le bouchon de sa ligne sans se dévisser pendant des heures.
He can stare at the float on his line for hours without moving.

prattle

verbe intransitif (argot (déconner, déraisonner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mais tu dévisses à plein tube, ma parole !
My word, you're spewing a lot of nonsense!

pass on

verbe intransitif (argot (mourir) (die: euphemism)

(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.")
Elle a dévissé juste avant ses 90 ans.
She passed on just before her 90th birthday.

leave

verbe intransitif (argot (partir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il est libre d'attache, il peut dévisser quand il le souhaite.

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