English to French Meaning of demote - rétrograder

Demote :

rétrograder

verb

rétrograder

Demote :: rétrograderDemoted :: rétrogradésDemotes :: rétrogradeDemoting :: rétrogradation

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Definitions of demote in English

Verb(1) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Examples of demote in English

(1) Gerald, I am sorry to do this but I hereby demote you to the rank of ensign and I am confining you to your quarters till further notice.(2) He stops mid-stride and grins at me├ö├ç┬¬ ├ö├ç├┐Hey, you can't stop now├ö├ç┬¬ keep going or I'll demote you to just being an ordinary hero├ö├ç├û.(3) It's a general rule of management that you never demote anybody important: You fire them, and fast, or else they will sabotage your organization.(4) Besides simply kicking a player out of a squadron, commanders will be able to permanently ban them and demote players under their rank for the worst offences.(5) He was suspended on a slightly reduced salary for six months, and then he was demoted .(6) Even if it's just demoting a person or telling a department they have to move elsewhere within the firm, language massaging is crucial.(7) Whenever I tell some guy I like him, he demotes me to friendship.(8) He is demoted from head of ad sales for a major magazine when the company he works for is acquired in a corporate takeover.(9) Prof McKeon said while employers were deemed to be less understanding and people were less forthcoming in the workplace about their depression, the employers were not engaging in demoting such people or impairing their job prospects.(10) Last year the team was demoted from senior ranks but are back up again.(11) I can't believe they're demoting her to a lower class soldier!(12) I have never known of anybody being demoted or removed from a particular role purely because they cannot manage people.(13) Two of the soldiers were demoted , and all three were ordered to forfeit their salaries.(14) Instead he was demoted two lower grades but was able to collect all his retirement benefits without a hitch.(15) In this context, he was demoted to a position as judge of the dead.(16) This must have been nearly as shocking as that dark day lost in history when she was demoted from her position as milk monitor at primary school.

(1) demo ::

demo

Synonyms

Verb

1. downgrade ::

rétrograder

2. relegate ::

reléguer

3. declass ::

déclasser

4. reduce in rank ::

réduire en grade

5. depose ::

déposer

6. unseat ::

désarçonner

7. displace ::

déplacer

8. oust ::

évincer

9. cashier ::

la caissière

Antonyms

1. advance ::

avance

2. elevate ::

élever

3. promote ::

promouvoir

4. raise ::

élever

Different Forms

demote, demoted, demotes, demoting

Word Example from TV Shows

...ergo, I do not like you. - But I actually didn't DEMOTE Pluto.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 7

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