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Défausser

English translation: to get rid of

18:58 May 9, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
French term or phrase: Défausser
Bonsoir,

Comment traduire " défausser" dans la phrase
Mais comme pour m'en défausser

Peut-on dire " to deflect blame onto it" ?

Merci pour votre aide
Cybe
Local time: 07:54
English translation:to get rid of
Explanation:
more context would be helpful though

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Note added at 26 mins (2014-05-09 19:25:47 GMT)
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also 'discard' or 'cast aside'.
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 09:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4to get rid of
Catharine Cellier-Smart
4abandon/repudiate/renounce/give up (beliefs)
Yvonne Gallagher
3break free
B D Finch


Discussion entries: 5





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to get rid of


Explanation:
more context would be helpful though

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Note added at 26 mins (2014-05-09 19:25:47 GMT)
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also 'discard' or 'cast aside'.

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheri P
6 hrs
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agree  Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
9 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  acetran
11 hrs
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agree  Jocelyne Cuenin: with discard
18 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
break free


Explanation:
www.jesusandmo.net/2012/03/28/state/
28 Mar 2012 - I don't proselytize atheism to them, but I do hope to teach them critical reasoning and how to question, so they mature and break free of religion ...

ruelogic.wordpress.com/2011/page/34/
A History Of God – Evidence Provided To Help Our Children Break Free Of Religion.

www.theleagueofreason.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7502&start....
26 Apr 2011 - 20 posts - ‎5 authors
In reality, it takes a supreme effort of will and education to break free of superstition, and even then it isn't always successful.


You have still not given sufficient context even with the extra snippet you provided in the Discussion section. Also, note that the reflexive "me" or "se" should really have been posted as part of your term.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:54
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abandon/repudiate/renounce/give up (beliefs)


Explanation:
I think these are the most common verbs for relinquishment of beliefs

http://www.seesharppress.com/20reasons.html
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/repudiate

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesauru...

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you can also

DISAVOW or RECANT

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090530101314A...

http://www.ask.com/question/ask-leo


Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 06:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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