Grammatical class
Noun
ablation
the often forceful removal (physical or otherwise) or abolition of something
Details
Syllables
a-bla-tion
Phonetics
a.bla.sjɔ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
23549
Freq. (movies)
28215
Freq. (news)
21944
Sentences
L'hystérectomie est l'ablation, totale ou partielle, de l'utérus.
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.
B2
L'ablation chirurgicale d'un ou des ovaires s'appelle une ovariectomie.
The surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries is called an oophorectomy.
B2
[…] se contentant d’annoncer que l’ablation des nouvelles permettra de voguer vers «la production d’émissions culturelles et de divertissement de qualité».
Merely announcing that the elimination of news programming [on tv channel TQS] will allow it to focus on "the production of quality entertainment and cultural programming"
C1