désherber

Senses

1. 1.

   to weed, to remove weeds from

   To pull out or remove weeds from soil, a garden, or a field.

Examples

• "Je dois désherber le jardin avant l'été."

  I need to weed the garden before summer.

• "Les agriculteurs désherblent leurs champs régulièrement."

  The farmers weed their fields regularly.

• "Désherber à la main est plus efficace que d'utiliser des herbicides."

  Hand-weeding is more effective than using herbicides.

Usage

Regular verb (1st group, -er). Common in gardening and agricultural contexts. Often used in the sense of manual or deliberate removal of unwanted plants, though can also refer to chemical weeding. The imperative form 'désherbe!' is frequently used in garden instructions.