décrocher

Definitions of décrocher
  1. verb
    take off a hook
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    type of:
    détacher
    cause to become detached or separated; take off
  2. verb
    disconnect or separate
    synonyms: dételer
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    antonyms:
    accoupler, accrocher
    link together
    type of:
    couper, déconnecter
    make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
  3. verb
    cause to become detached or separated; take off
    synonyms: détacher
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    antonyms:
    attacher
    cause to be attached
    type of:
    couper, déconnecter
    make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
  4. verb
    hold the phone line open
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    type of:
    attendre, s'attendre à, se réjouir à
    look forward to the probable occurrence of
  5. verb
    unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
    synonyms: détacher
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    antonyms:
    agripper
    to hook or entangle
    types:
    dételer
    remove the yoke from
    déharnacher, dételer
    remove the harness from
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, détacher, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  6. verb
    connect or link
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    type of:
    attacher
    cause to be attached
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