assainissement

French

Etymology

From assainir (“to heal; to clean up”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sɛ.nis.mɑ̃/ ~ /a.se.nis.mɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

  (file)

Noun

assainissement m (plural assainissements)

1. healing, getting back to health
2. sanitation
3. cleanup, cleaning up
4. purification

Further reading

• “assainissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• “assainissement”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• “assainissement” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.