eradication

éradication

Suppression totale de quelque chose, pouvant aussi désigner l’arrachage des plantes avec leurs racines.

En anglais simple : The action of removing or destroying something completely, including pulling plants out by their roots.

• The campaign aims at disease eradication.
• Complete eradication of these weeds may take years.
• The charity supports the eradication of extreme poverty.

Comment l'utiliser : eradication of something (They are working towards the eradication of malaria.)

Synonymes : elimination, extermination, uprooting

Expressions courantes : eradication of something, disease eradication, weed eradication

déracinement

État d’une plante qui a été arrachée avec ses racines.

En anglais simple : The condition of a plant after it has been pulled out with its roots.

• The plant’s eradication left its roots exposed.
• After eradication, the tree lay beside the empty hole.
• The weeds remained in a state of complete eradication.

Expressions courantes : complete eradication, plant eradication