dépeupler

depœple

verbe transitif

1) Géographie, Sociologie to depopulate

2) (vider temporairement) to empty

3) Écologie to reduce the wildlife in [forêt, rivière]

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depœple vt

to depopulate

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dépeupler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 Géog, Sociol to depopulate;

2 (vider temporairement) to empty; dépeupler les rues to empty the streets;

3 Écol to reduce the wildlife in [forêt, rivière].

B se dépeupler vpr

1 Géog, Sociol to become depopulated;

2 (se vider temporairement) to become deserted;

3 Écol [forêt, rivière] to lose its wildlife.

[depɶple] verbe transitif

1. SOCIOLOGIE to depopulate

2. [volontairement - étang] to empty (of fish), to destock ; [ - forêt] to clear (of trees), to thin out the trees of

dépeupler l'étang/la forêt [involontairement] to kill off the fish stocks in the pond/trees in the forest

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se dépeupler verbe pronominal intransitif

1. SOCIOLOGIE to become depopulated

2. [rivière] to lose its stock

[forêt] to thin out