What does épuration in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word épuration in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use épuration in French.

The word épuration in French means purification, treatment, refining, purification, filtration, clean-up, clear-out, purge, clean-up, cleansing, cleansing, water treatment plant. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word épuration

purification, treatment, refining

nom féminin (nettoyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque ville a une station d'épuration des eaux usées.
Each city has a sewage treatment plant.

purification, filtration

nom féminin (suppression des impuretés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce filtre permet l'épuration de l'eau.
This filter enables purification of the water.

clean-up, clear-out

nom féminin (fait de démettre les gens indésirables) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une épuration dans l'administration après chaque changement de majorité.
There is a clear-out of the administration after each change in majority.

purge

nom féminin (histoire : rétorsion envers les collabos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En 1945, l'épuration a consisté a démettre les collabos.
In 1945, the purge involved collaborators being fired.

clean-up, cleansing

nom féminin (retrait) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu une épuration des œuvres littéraires jugées immorales.
There has been a purge of literary works deemed to be immoral.

cleansing

nom féminin (génocide) (euphemism, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a déploré des épurations ethniques au Kosovo.
There have been reports of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.

water treatment plant

nom féminin (usine de traitement d'eaux usées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La communauté de communes s'est dotée d'une station d'épuration toute neuve.

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