What does écarté in French mean?

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

The word écarté in French means isolated, remote, Écarté, move aside, take away, spread, part, open, rule out, remove, step aside, move away, stray from, wander from, digress from, prevent, discard. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word écarté

isolated, remote

adjectif (à l'écart)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa maison est écartée du village.
His house is well away from the village.

Écarté

nom masculin (jeu de cartes) (card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soir, nous faisons une partie d'écarté.
Écarté is a 2 player card game similar to Whist.

move aside

verbe transitif (mettre sur le côté)

J'ai écarté les rideaux pour voir dehors.
I moved the curtains aside to see out.

take away

verbe transitif (éloigner)

Cette route vous écarte de cette ville, mais elle est plus rapide.
This road takes you away from the city but it is quicker.

spread, part, open

verbe transitif (séparer : les bras, les jambes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tournez-vous et écartez un peu les jambes.
Turn around and spread your legs a little.

rule out

verbe transitif (éliminer, exclure) (idea, hypothesis, solution)

(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.")
J'ai écarté cette solution, elle coûte trop cher.
I ruled out that solution, it is too costly.

remove

verbe transitif (exclure)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai été écarté du projet.
I was removed from the project.

step aside

verbe pronominal (se pousser)

Écarte-toi, tu me gênes ! Écartez-vous, laissez passer le blessé.
Move, you're in my way!

move away

verbe pronominal (s'éloigner)

Tu t'es trop écarté, reviens vers nous.
You've moved too far away; come back closer to us.

stray from, wander from, digress from

verbe pronominal (faire une digression)

Je crois que nous nous écartons du sujet de la réunion.
I think we're straying from the subject.

prevent

verbe transitif (prémunir contre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les agrumes écartent le risque de scorbut.
Eating citrus fruit prevents scurvy.

discard

verbe transitif (Cartes : enlever des cartes) (cards)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Au tarot, il écarte toujours assez de cartes pour se faire une coupe franche.
In tarot, he always discards enough cards to be able to trump.

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