destructi-f, -ve, adj., destructive, destroying.
destruction, n.f., destruction.
désuétude (-su-), n.f., disuse, desuetude. Tomber dans la —; to fall into disuse; to become obsolete (of words).
désunion, n.f., disunion, disjunction.
désunir, v.a., to disunite, to disjoin, to part, to separate.
se désunir, v.r., to disunite, to come asunder, to divide, to fall out.
désusité, -e, adj., obsolete, out of use; exploded.
détachage, n.m., cleaning, scouring; removal of spots.
détachement (dé-tash-mān), n.m., indifference; (milit.) detachment, draught. — de tout intérêt; disinterestedness.
détacher, v.a., to detach, to disengage, to loosen, to untie, to unbind, to unfasten; to undo; to separate, to cut off; to give (a blow); (milit.) to draught, to tell off; to take out stains, to clean. — une épingle; to take out a pin. — un ruban; to loosen a ribbon. — une agrafe; to undo a clasp. — un soufflet à quelqu’un; to give any one a box on the ear. Morceaux détachés; extracts.