détranger

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.tʁɑ̃.ʒe/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

détranger

  1. (transitive, horticulture) to drive away (insects that injure the plants).[1]

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written détrange- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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