enlever

Definitions of enlever
  1. verb
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    synonyms: détourner un mineur, kidnapper
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    type of:
    prendre, saisir
    take or capture by force
  2. verb
    remove clothes
    synonyms: se découvrir, ôter
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    type of:
    dénuder, déshabiller
    get undressed
  3. verb
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    synonyms: ôter
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    ôter la coque
    remove shells or husks from
    résoudre, éclaircir
    free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
    arracher
    rip off violently and forcefully
    retirer, ôter
    take away or remove
    emporter
    take out or remove
    faire sortir de ses gonds
    remove the hinges from
    balayer, nettoyer
    remove unwanted substances from
    supprimer
    remove from sight
    arracher, défaire, démonter
    take off or remove
    éviscérer
    remove the entrails of
    vider, écoper
    remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
    décalcifier
    remove calcium or lime from
    épouiller
    free of lice
    désamorcer
    remove the triggering device from
    amputer
    remove surgically
    écrémer
    remove from the surface
    dépouiller, scalper, écorcher
    remove the surface from
    détartrer, écailler
    remove the scales from
    creuser
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
    creuser, déterrer
    remove the inner part or the core of
    écoper, épuiser
    take out or up with or as if with a scoop
    effacer
    remove by wiping
    emporter
    remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    inaugurer
    remove the cover from
    défaire, dépaqueter
    remove from its packing
    décharger
    take the burden off; remove the burden from
    jeter, lancer
    get rid of
    aspirer, sucer
    remove as if by suction
    radier, supprimer
    remove or make invisible
    faire sortir, vider
    remove with or as if with a ladle
    arracher, essorer, presser, puiser, tirer
    take liquid out of a container or well
    sortir, tirer
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    faire couler
    cause to flow
    retirer, sortir
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    muer
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    dénuder, déshabiller
    get undressed
    dénuder
    lay bare
    effacer
    mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    barrer, radier, rayer
    remove from a list
    effacer
    wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
    sortir
    take out of a container or enclosed space
    dépouiller, peler, éplucher
    strip the skin off
    écorcer
    remove the bark of a tree
    fouiller
    dig with the snout
    essorer, extraire
    extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    déplumer
    strip of feathers
    effacer
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    siphonner
    convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
    aspirer
    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    creuser
    move through by or as by digging
  4. verb
    remove from sight
    synonyms: supprimer
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    type of:
    ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  5. verb
    remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    synonyms: emporter
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    antonyms:
    accompagner, aller chercher, amener, apporter
    go or come after and bring or take back
    accompagner, amener, apporter, convoyer, porter
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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    type of:
    ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  6. verb
    take by force
    synonyms: prendre d'assaut, prendre de force
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    type of:
    entrer, pénétrer
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  7. verb
    remove or make invisible
    synonyms: radier, supprimer
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    types:
    effacer
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    type of:
    ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  8. verb
    take away or remove
    synonyms: retirer, ôter
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    types:
    dénuder, déshabiller
    get undressed
    se découvrir, ôter
    remove clothes
    type of:
    ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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