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dismissing

/dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/

Translations

dismissinggerund / present participle

/dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/

Participial adjective; used attributively.

dismissif

She answered with a dismissing shrug.

Elle a répondu par un haussement d'épaules dismissif.

Additional translations

dédaigneuxQuand l’idée de rejet ou de mépris est plus marquée que la forme participiale.

dismissingnoun

Gerund noun; usually uncountable.

rejetEmploi général pour l’action de rejeter une personne, une demande ou une accusation.

The dismissing of the charges was announced yesterday.

Le rejet des charges a été annoncé hier.

Additional translations

licenciementQuand il s’agit du renvoi d’une personne de son emploi.

dismissverb

dismissing

Gerund

dismissed

Past Simple

dismissed

Past Participle

dismissing

Gerund

/dɪsˈmɪs/

renvoyerFaire sortir; congédier d'une façon générale.

The teacher decided to dismiss the class early due to the heat.

Le professeur a décidé de renvoyer la classe plus tôt à cause de la chaleur.

congédierEmploi: mettre fin au contrat de travail.

The company decided to dismiss the employee for repeated misconduct.

L'entreprise a décidé de congédier l'employé pour faute répétée.

licencierEmploi: mettre fin à un emploi; plus courant en français général.

The company decided to dismiss the employee for repeated misconduct.

L'entreprise a décidé de licencier l'employé pour faute répétée.

rejeterIdée, argument, rumeur: ne pas prendre au sérieux.

She chose to dismiss the rumors as mere gossip.

Elle a choisi de rejeter les rumeurs comme de simples ragots.

rejeterAction en justice: décider de ne pas donner suite à une affaire.

The judge agreed to dismiss the lawsuit for lack of evidence.

Le juge a accepté de rejeter la plainte faute de preuves.

éliminerCricket: mettre un batteur hors jeu.

The pacer dismissed the opener with a perfectly pitched yorker.

Le lanceur rapide a éliminé l'ouvreur avec un yorker parfaitement placé.

Additional translations

écarterIdée, pensée, inquiétude: chasser de l'esprit.

écarterSens plus concret ou psychologique: chasser de l'esprit.

débouterDroit: rejeter une demande ou une action en justice.

Synonyms

send away

cast aside

turn down

Antonyms

retain

employ

hire

Definitions

dismissinggerund / present participle

showing rejection, refusal, or contemptuous disregard

She answered with a dismissing shrug.

dismissingnoun

the act of dismissing someone or something

The dismissing of the charges was announced yesterday.

dismissverb

To order or allow someone to leave; to send away.

The teacher decided to dismiss the class early due to the heat.

To remove someone from employment or office; to discharge.

The company decided to dismiss the employee for repeated misconduct.

To treat something as unworthy of serious consideration; to reject.

She chose to dismiss the rumors as mere gossip.

To put thoughts or feelings out of one's mind.

He tried to dismiss his worries and focus on the task at hand.

To decide not to continue hearing (a legal case or claim); to dispose of (an action) without trial.

The judge agreed to dismiss the lawsuit for lack of evidence.

In cricket, to get (a batter) out; to bring about the dismissal of.

The pacer dismissed the opener with a perfectly pitched yorker.