extermination

ɛkstɛʁmina(sj)ɔ̃

Definition

Definition of extermination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

nuisiblesélimination complète d'organismes nuisibles ou parasites

L'extermination des cafards a pris plusieurs semaines.

éradication

suppression

guerredestruction totale et définitive d'un groupe d'êtres vivants

L'extermination de cette espèce animale inquiète les scientifiques.

anéantissement

élimination

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Expressions with extermination

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extermination des insectes

action de tuer complètement tous les insectes dans un lieu

L'extermination des insectes dans la cuisine a pris toute la journée.

extermination des Juifs

génocide systématique des populations juives européennes par les nazis

L'extermination des Juifs reste l'un des crimes les plus terribles de l'histoire.

Origin of extermination

latin, exterminatio (destruction complète)

Terms with extermination included in their meaning

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dératisation

extermination

action d'éliminer les rats d'un lieu ou résultat de cette action

génocidaire

adj.

extermination

qui concerne l'élimination intentionnelle d'un groupe humain

génocidaire

criminel

personne qui commet ou participe à l'extermination d'un groupe humain

tuer en masse

extermination

causer la mort d'un très grand nombre de personnes ou d'animaux

éradication

population

extermination systématique d'un groupe de personnes

dératiser

extermination

éliminer les rats d'un endroit avec des méthodes spécialisées

désinfestation

extermination

action d'éliminer les rongeurs et insectes nuisibles d'un lieu

Shoah

génocide nazi

extermination systématique des Juifs européens par les nazis entre 1941 et 1945

Examples of extermination in a sentence

L’extermination des rats a été nécessaire dans l’entrepôt.
L’extermination des insectes nuisibles protège les cultures.
Ils ont dénoncé l’extermination systématique d’un peuple.

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English:extermination, wiping out, ...
German:Vernichtung, Extermination, ...
Italian:disinfestazione, sterminazione, ...
Spanish:exterminio, aniquilación, ...
Portuguese:extermínio, aniquilação, ...
Chinese:灭杀, 灭绝, ...
Japanese:駆除, 絶滅, ...
Arabic:إبادة, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁמָדָה, הַשְׁמָדָה, ...
Russian:истребление, экстерминация, ...
Ukrainian:знищення, винищення, ...
Catalan:exterminació, extermini, ...
Danish:udryddelse, tilintetgørelse, ...
Dutch:uitroeiing, vernietiging, ...
Greek:εξόντωση, εξολόθρευση, ...
Hungarian:irtás, megsemmisítés, ...
Khmer:ការកម្ចាត់ឱ្យអស់ទាំងស្រុង, ការបំផ្លាញពូជ, ...
Korean:박멸, 절멸, ...
Polish:wytępienie, eksterminacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):extermínio, aniquilação, ...
Romanian:exterminare, anihilare, ...
Swedish:utrotning, exterminering, ...
Thai:การกำจัดศัตรูพืช, การกวาดล้าง, ...
Turkish:yok etme, toptan yok etme, ...
Vietnamese:diệt trừ, sự tiêu diệt, ...

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Definition of extermination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with extermination

Origin of extermination

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Terms with extermination included in their meaning

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