délester

== French == === Etymology === From dé- +‎ lester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.lɛs.te/ === Verb === délester (transitive) to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.) (transitive, figuratively) to divert, to decongest (traffic, a road, etc.) délester une route ― to divert traffic from a road, to reduce congestion on a road (transitive, informal) to rid, to relieve (someone) [with de ‘of someone/something unwanted’] (transitive, informal) to rob (someone) [with de ‘of someone/something valuable’] délester une vieille dame de ses bijoux ― to steal an old lady's jewellery/jewelry (literally, “to rob an old lady of her jewellery/jewelry”) (reflexive) to get rid of, to cast off [with de ‘something’] (reflexive, figuratively) to get rid, to unburden oneself, to relieve oneself [with de ‘of something’] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “délester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012