enlever — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- doff verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
- lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
- remove verb To take something away from its place.
- secrete verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
- strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.
- take off phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.
- zap verb To hit or destroy something suddenly with a burst of energy, electricity, or force (often used loosely, including in games or fiction).
Senses
enlever is used for these senses in English:
- abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
- clear (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- cut out (transitive) To remove; to omit.
- doff (chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- kidnap (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
- lose (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- secrete (transitive) To conceal.
abduct — full definition
- verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.
clear — full definition
- adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
- verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
- verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.