rid

débarrasser

Enlever quelque chose d’indésirable d’une personne, d’un lieu ou d’un objet.

En anglais simple : To remove something unwanted from a person, place, or thing.

• This spray will rid your house of insects.
• They finally rid the village of rats.
• Can we rid the water of harmful chemicals?

Comment l'utiliser : rid someone/something of something (We need to rid the garden of weeds.); rid yourself of something (She wanted to rid herself of that fear.)

Synonymes : free, clear

Expressions courantes : rid something of, rid yourself of