démolissez

Démolissez is the second-person plural present indicative form and the formal imperative of the French verb démolir, meaning to demolish or to tear down. The verb démolir is transitive and used when something concrete, such as a building or structure, is to be removed or reduced. The imperative is used to give a command or instruction, as in Vous démolissez ce mur or Démolissez ce mur.

Conjugation and forms: In the present tense, the forms are: je démolis, tu démolis, il démolit, nous démolissons, vous démolissez, ils démolissent. The imperative forms include Démolissez! (you demolish) and Démolissons! (let us demolish). The past participle is démoli. The noun derived from the verb is démolition, and an adjective form is démoli/démolie.

Étymologie: démolir comes from Old French démolir, itself from Latin demolire, formed with a prefix de- meaning away or down, and a root related to grinding or crushing, conveying the sense of breaking something down.

Usage: The term is commonly used in construction, architecture, urban planning, and safety contexts. Examples include démolir un bâtiment pour faire place à un nouveau projet, ou les travaux de démolition débutent demain. Démolir can be contrasted with rénover or reconstruire when the goal is restoration or replacement rather than removal.

Voir aussi: démolition (the process or act of demolishing), démolisseur (person who demolishes), synonymes such as détruire or raser, and related terms in construction and planning.