removal (redirected from removals)

re·mov·al  (r-mvl)

n.

1.

a. The act of removing.

b. The fact of being removed.

2. Relocation, as of a residence or business.

3. Dismissal, as from office.

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removal [rɪˈmuːv^əl]

n

1. the act of removing or state of being removed

2.

a.  a change of residence

b.  (as modifier) a removal company

3. dismissal from office

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) South African the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons

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removal

• beheadment - The removal of an initial letter of a word to form a new word (e.g. blather becomes lather).
• curtailment - The removal of the last letter of a word to leave another word (e.g. goon becomes goo).
• detail - Comes from French de-, "removal," and tailler, "cut in pieces," and means "to relate or describe minutely."
• water softening - The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" remotion separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting cutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something off abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction" autotomy - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack decontamination - the removal of contaminants deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed baring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering - the removal of covering dermabrasion - removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer dislodgement, dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantage elimination, riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations emptying, evacuation, voidance - the act of removing the contents of something rinsing, rinse - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing disembowelment, evisceration - the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude skimming - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital withdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
	2.	removal - dismissal from office dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) purge - an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

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removal

noun

1. extraction, stripping, withdrawal, purging, abstraction, uprooting, displacement, eradication, erasure, subtraction, dislodgment, expunction, taking away or off or out the removal of a small lump

2. dismissal, expulsion, elimination, ejection, dispossession His removal from power was illegal.

3. move, transfer, departure, relocation, flitting (Scot. & Northern English dialect) Home removals are best done in cool weather.

4. abolition, ending, end, withdrawal, wiping out, voiding, elimination, cancellation, suppression, termination, stamping out, eradication, annulment, revocation, nullification, rescission the removal of limits on foreign ownership

Translations

removal [rɪˈmuːvəl]

A. N (= transfer) → traslado m; [of word etc] → supresión f (esp Brit) (to new house) → mudanza f (fig) (= murder) → eliminación f
his removal to a new post → su traslado a un nuevo puesto
the removal of this threat → la eliminación de esta amenaza

B. CPD removal allowance N (Brit) → subvención f de mudanza
removal expenses NPL (Brit) → gastos mpl de traslado de efectos personales
removal man N → mozo m de mudanzas
removal van N (Brit) → camión m de mudanzas

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removal [rɪˈmuːv^əl] n

(= taking away, getting rid) [object] → enlèvement m; [problem, restriction, threat] → suppression f
the removal of trade restrictions → la suppression des restrictions commerciales
the removal of debris from the premises → l'enlèvement des gravats des locaux
the removal of a child from its family → l'éloignement d'un enfant de son environnement familial
hair removal → épilation f
stain removal → détachage m

[organ, tumour] → ablation f
removal of the spleen → ablation de la rate, splénectomie
surgical removal of a tumour → l'ablation chirurgicale d'une tumeur

(British) (= move) (from house) → déménagement m
house removals (= trade) → déménagement m

(= dismissal) (from office) → destitution f
removal from sth
They called for her removal from office → Ils ont appelé à sa destitution.
Parliament decided that his removal from power was illegal → Le parlement a décidé que sa destitution était illégale.
removal expenses npl (British) → frais mpl de déménagement
removal man n [removal men] (pl) (British) → déménageur m
removal van n (British) → camion m de déménagement

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removal

n

(= taking off, taking away etc) → Entfernung f; (of cover, lid, attachments) → Abnahme f, → Entfernung f; (of splint, bandage, tie) → Abnahme f; (of clothes) → Ausziehen nt; (of stain) → Entfernung f, → Beseitigung f; (of buttons, trimmings) → Abtrennung f; (of troops) → Abzug m; his removal to hospital → seine Einlieferung ins Krankenhaus

(= taking out, from container) → Herausnehmen nt; (Med: of lung, kidney) → Entfernung f; (of paragraph, word, item on list) → Streichen nt; (Tech) → Ausbau m

(= eradication, of threat, abuse, evil, difficulty, problem) → Beseitigung f; (of tax, restrictions) → Aufhebung f; (of objection, obstacle) → Ausräumung f; (of doubt, suspicion, fear) → Zerstreuung f; (euph: = killing) → Beseitigung f

(form) (= dismissal: of official) → Entfernung f

(Brit: = move from house) → Umzug m; our removal to this house/to York → unser Umzug in dieses Haus/nach York; “Brown & Son, removals” → „Spedition Brown & Sohn“, „Brown & Sohn, Umzüge“

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removal (Brit):

removal allowance

n → Umzugsbeihilfe f

removal expenses

pl → Umzugskosten pl

removal firm

n → Spedition f

removal man

n → Möbelpacker m

removal van

n → Möbelwagen m

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removal [rɪˈmuːv/əl] n

a. (of person) → allontanamento; (from post) → rimozione f, destituzione f; (of problem) → allontanamento; (of doubt, fear, obstacle, stain) → eliminazione f (Med) → asportazione f

b. (move from house) → trasloco

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