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re·mov·al
(rĭ-mo͞o′vəl)n.
1.
a. The act of removing.
b. The fact of being removed.
2. Relocation, as of a residence or business.
3. Dismissal, as from office.
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removal
(rɪˈmuːvəl)n
1. the act of removing or state of being removed
2.
a. a change of residence
b. (as modifier): a removal company.
3. dismissal from office
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) South African the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•mov•al
(rɪˈmu vəl)n.
1. the act of removing.
2. change of residence, position, etc.
3. dismissal, as from an office.
[1590–1600]
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removal
- beheadment - The removal of an initial letter of a word to form a new word (e.g. blather becomes lather).
- curtailment - The removal of the last letter of a word to leave another word (e.g. goon becomes goo).
- detail - Comes from French de-, "removal," and tailler, "cut in pieces," and means "to relate or describe minutely."
- water softening - The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange.
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| Noun | 1. |  removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting cutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something off abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction" autotomy - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack decontamination - the removal of contaminants deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed dermabrasion - removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer dislodgement, dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantage elimination, riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations disembowelment, evisceration - the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude skimming - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital withdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood" |
| 2. | removal - dismissal from office dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) purge - an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin" |
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removal
noun
1. extraction, stripping, withdrawal, purging, abstraction, uprooting, displacement, eradication, erasure, subtraction, dislodgment, expunction, taking away or off or out the removal of a small lump
2. dismissal, expulsion, elimination, ejection, dispossession His removal from power was illegal.
3. move, transfer, departure, relocation, flitting (Scot. & Northern English dialect) Home removals are best done in cool weather.
4. abolition, ending, end, withdrawal, wiping out, voiding, elimination, cancellation, suppression, termination, stamping out, eradication, annulment, revocation, nullification, rescission the removal of limits on foreign ownership
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
removal
noun1. The act or process of moving from one place to another:
2. The act or process of eliminating:
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Translations
إزَالَةنَقْل، عَزْل، إبْعاد
odstraněnísesazenístěhování
afsættelsefjernelseflytningflytte-
muutto
odstranjivanje
elszállítás
flutningur; brottrekstur
移動
제거
sťahovací
odstranitevpreselitev
flyttning
การเคลื่อนย้าย
sự di dời
removal
[rɪˈmuːvəl]A. N (= transfer) → traslado m; [of word etc] → supresión f (esp Brit) (to new house) → mudanza f (fig) (= murder) → eliminación f
his removal to a new post → su traslado a un nuevo puesto
the removal of this threat → la eliminación de esta amenaza
his removal to a new post → su traslado a un nuevo puesto
the removal of this threat → la eliminación de esta amenaza
B. CPD removal allowance N (Brit) → subvención f de mudanza
removal expenses NPL (Brit) → gastos mpl de traslado de efectos personales
removal man N → mozo m de mudanzas
removal van N (Brit) → camión m de mudanzas
removal expenses NPL (Brit) → gastos mpl de traslado de efectos personales
removal man N → mozo m de mudanzas
removal van N (Brit) → camión m de mudanzas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
removal
[rɪˈmuːvəl] n (= taking away, getting rid) [object] → enlèvement m; [problem, restriction, threat] → suppression f
the removal of trade restrictions → la suppression des restrictions commerciales
the removal of debris from the premises → l'enlèvement des gravats des locaux
the removal of a child from its family → l'éloignement d'un enfant de son environnement familial
hair removal → épilation f
stain removal → détachage m
the removal of trade restrictions → la suppression des restrictions commerciales
the removal of debris from the premises → l'enlèvement des gravats des locaux
the removal of a child from its family → l'éloignement d'un enfant de son environnement familial
hair removal → épilation f
stain removal → détachage m
[organ, tumour] → ablation f
removal of the spleen → ablation de la rate, splénectomie
surgical removal of a tumour → l'ablation chirurgicale d'une tumeur
removal of the spleen → ablation de la rate, splénectomie
surgical removal of a tumour → l'ablation chirurgicale d'une tumeur
(= dismissal) (from office) → destitution f
removal from sth
They called for her removal from office → Ils ont appelé à sa destitution.
Parliament decided that his removal from power was illegal → Le parlement a décidé que sa destitution était illégale.removal expenses npl (British) → frais mpl de déménagementremoval man n [removal men] (pl) (British) → déménageur mremoval van n (British) → camion m de déménagement
removal from sth
They called for her removal from office → Ils ont appelé à sa destitution.
Parliament decided that his removal from power was illegal → Le parlement a décidé que sa destitution était illégale.removal expenses npl (British) → frais mpl de déménagementremoval man n [removal men] (pl) (British) → déménageur mremoval van n (British) → camion m de déménagement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
removal
n
(= taking off, taking away etc) → Entfernung f; (of cover, lid, attachments) → Abnahme f, → Entfernung f; (of splint, bandage, tie) → Abnahme f; (of clothes) → Ausziehen nt; (of stain) → Entfernung f, → Beseitigung f; (of buttons, trimmings) → Abtrennung f; (of troops) → Abzug m; his removal to hospital → seine Einlieferung ins Krankenhaus
(= taking out, from container) → Herausnehmen nt; (Med: of lung, kidney) → Entfernung f; (of paragraph, word, item on list) → Streichen nt; (Tech) → Ausbau m
(= eradication, of threat, abuse, evil, difficulty, problem) → Beseitigung f; (of tax, restrictions) → Aufhebung f; (of objection, obstacle) → Ausräumung f; (of doubt, suspicion, fear) → Zerstreuung f; (euph: = killing) → Beseitigung f
(form) (= dismissal: of official) → Entfernung f
removal
(Brit):removal allowance
n → Umzugsbeihilfe f
removal expenses
pl → Umzugskosten pl
removal firm
n → Spedition f
removal man
n → Möbelpacker m
removal van
n → Möbelwagen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
removal
[rɪˈmuːv/əl] na. (of person) → allontanamento; (from post) → rimozione f, destituzione f; (of problem) → allontanamento; (of doubt, fear, obstacle, stain) → eliminazione f (Med) → asportazione f
b. (move from house) → trasloco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remove
(rəˈmuːv) verb1. to take away. Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.
2. to take off (a piece of clothing). Please remove your hat.
3. to move to a new house etc. He has removed to London.
reˈmovable adjectivereˈmoval noun
the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home. After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; (also adjective) a removal van.
reˈmover noun a person or thing that removes. a stain remover; a firm of furniture removers.
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removal
→ إزَالَة odstranění fjernelse Beseitigung αφαίρεση extracción, traslado muutto retrait odstranjivanje trasloco 移動 제거 verwijdering fjerning przeprowadzka remoção перемещение flyttning การเคลื่อนย้าย taşıma sự di dời 移开Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
removal
n. extirpación, remoción.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
removal
n extracción f, eliminación f, remoción f, (sonda, catéter, etc.) retirada, retiro (Amer); tattoo — eliminación or remoción de tatuajesEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.