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The earliest known use of the verb demote is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for demote is from 1872, in Annual Rep. State Commissioner Common Schools Ohio. demote is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, promote v. See etymology.
Ron was demoted for his poor performance. Ron a été rétrogradé du fait de ses mauvais résultats. demote [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep. (reduce rank of: soldier, employee) rétrograder [qqn] à [qch] vtr + prép. Without warning, Chuck was demoted from manager to cashier. Sans avertissement, Chuck a été rétrogradé de manager à caissier.
3.01 La Guilde reconnaît que, sous réserve des dispositions de la convention collective, il appartient exclusivement à l'Employeur, de façon générale, d'administrer sa compagnie et, sans restreindre la généralité de ce qui précède, de planifier, diriger et garder la maîtrise de ses opérations, installations, systèmes et procédures, et de maintenir l'ordre et l'efficacité, et d ...
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Used with uncountable nouns like chocolate, water, and money*Placed directly in front of a nounAgree with the noun in number and sometimes gender+ There are three singular articles: 1. Masculine: du 2. Feminine:de la 3. Contracted (m or f in front of vowel or mute h): de l’ + There is only one plural partitive article: des. It’s used with nouns that are always plural.
The partitive article is needed when talking about an unknown or unspecified quantity of something uncountable. Par exemple… Water and pasta are both uncountable – you can’t ask “how many” water or pasta, only “how much.” That’s how you know to use the partitive rather than the indefinite article. The partitive is also used with abstract nouns afte...
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Tips: To demote someone is the opposite of promoting someone. A demotion is a lowering in someone's status or position. Note: the prefix "pro" means "to move forward," "advance," and "front," while the prefix "de" means "to lower," "reduce." For the prefix "de," think of the word decrease vs. increase. Usage Examples:
Le meilleur remède, donc, serait à vous de me rétrograder. The government's plan even goes so far as to demote veterans. Dans son plan, le gouvernement va même jusqu'à rétrograder des vétérans. This group has no administrators to demote. Ce groupe ne possède plus d'administrateurs à abaisser. Your heart will demote you or promote you.
