Definition & Meaning of "dépouiller"in French

dépouiller

to skin, to flay, to peel

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Regular

Auxiliary verb

avoir

Examples

Le chasseur a dépouillé le cerf après la chasse.

The hunter skinned the deer after the hunt.

to strip someone of their possessions, to rob someone of everything, to despoil

Examples

Les escrocs l'ont dépouillé de toutes ses économies.

The scammers stripped him of all his savings.

to examine, to analyze, to go through

Examples

Les chercheurs ont dépouillé des milliers de documents d'archives.

The researchers examined thousands of archival documents.

to count the votes, to tally the ballots, to canvass the votes

Examples

Les agents ont commencé à dépouiller les bulletins dès la fermeture des bureaux de vote.

The officials began counting the ballots as soon as the polling stations closed.

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