Derat

/diːˈræt/ verb

Definition

To rid a place of rats, usually through trapping, poisoning, or other pest control methods.

Etymology

From the prefix 'de-' (meaning 'to remove') + 'rat' (the animal). This follows a straightforward English word-formation pattern similar to 'defrost' or 'debug,' creating verbs meaning 'to remove' something.

Kelly Says

The verb 'derat' emerged in the 20th century as cities struggled with massive rat infestations after World War II—it's a practical word born from a desperate public health crisis.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አጥንት (insaa atint)
in-saa a-tin
ARالعربية
مكافحة الفئران (makāfaḥa al-fa'irān)
ma-ka-fa-ha al-fa-i-ran
BNবাংলা
মূষ-নাশক (mūṣ-nāśaka)
moo-sh-na-sh-ka
CACatalà
controlar rates
kon-tro-lar ra-tes
CSČeština
deratizace
de-ra-ti-za-ce
DADansk
rottebekæmpelse
rot-te-be-kaemp-else
DEDeutsch
ratten
rat-ten
ELΕλληνικά
εξόντωση ποντικιών (exontōsi pontíkion)
e-xon-to-si pon-ti-ki-on
ESEspañol
desratizar
des-ra-ti-zar
FAفارسی
کنترل موش (kontröl moush)
kon-tröl moush
FISuomi
rotillaistorjunta
ro-til-lai-sto-rjun-ta
FRFrançais
dératiser
de-ra-ti-ser
GUGU
ચાકર (chakar)
cha-kar
HAHA
karkara
kar-ka-ra
HEעברית
השמדה של עכברים (hashmeda shel echverim)
hash-me-da shel ech-ver-im
HIहिन्दी
चूहे को मारना (chūhe ko mārnā)
chū-he ko mārnā
HUMagyar
péniszüldözés
pen-iz-zül-do-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberantas tikus
mem-ber-an-tas ti-kus
IGIG
gba ọsọ
gba o-so
ITItaliano
derattizzare
de-rat-ti-tza-re
JA日本語
ネズミ駆除 (nezumi kyujo)
ne-zumi kyu-jo
KKKK
жәніс (jәnis)
j-e-nis
KMKM
ប្រមាណ (praman)
pra-man
KO한국어
쥐 제거 (jwi jegeo)
jwi je-geo
MRMR
चांगळा (chaangla)
cha-ang-la
MSBahasa Melayu
penghapusan tikus
peng-ha-pus-an ti-kus
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်းလင်း (shing lin)
shing lin
NLNederlands
rattenbestrijding
rat-ten-best-rij-ding
NONorsk
rottebekjempelse
rot-te-be-kjem-pelse
PAPA
ਕਬਾ (kabā)
ka-ba
PLPolski
dezynsekcja
de-zin-sek-tsiya
PTPortuguês
desratizar
des-ra-ti-zar
RORomână
deratizare
de-ra-ti-za-re
RUРусский
дератизация
de-ra-ti-za-tsiya
SVSvenska
råttbekämpning
rått-bekämp-ning
SWKiswahili
kuta panya
ku-ta pa-nya
TAதமிழ்
எலி ஒழிப்பு (eli ozhippu)
e-li o-zhi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
చిన్నాళ్ళు నాశనం (chinnalu nāśanam)
chi-n-nalu na-sha-nam
THไทย
กำจัดหนู
kam-jat-nū
TLTL
pagpapaalis ng daga
pa-ga-pa-a-lis ng da-ga
TRTürkçe
fareb
fa-reb
UKУкраїнська
дезінсекція
de-zi-n-sek-tsiya
URاردو
چپڑی مارنا (chapry marna)
chap-ry mar-na
VITiếng Việt
diệt chuột
diet chuot
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
灭鼠 (mièshǔ)
m-ie-shu
ZUZU
ukusasa
u-ku-sa-sa

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