remove
(=take off or away)
[+clothing, shoes] retirer, enlever
[+bag, obstruction, debris] enlever
→ Workmen removed the debris during the night.
→ Unattended luggage will be removed and may be destroyed.
He removed his jacket. Il retira sa veste., Il enleva sa veste.
to remove sth from sth (from inside somewhere)
retirer qch de qch
As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven. Dès que le gâteau est cuit, retirez-le du four.
(from on top of something)
enlever qch de qch
Could you please remove your bag from my seat? Est-ce que vous pouvez enlever votre sac de mon siège?
(=get rid of)
[+stain] ôter
→ This treatment removes the most stubborn stains ...
→ Use lemon juice to remove tobacco stains.
Did you remove the stain? Est-ce que tu as ôté la tache?, Est-ce que tu as fait partir la tache?
(=do away with)
[+doubt, fear, suspicion] dissiper
→ Most of her fears had been removed.
[+risk, danger] supprimer
→ This does not remove the risk of him reoffending.
Her behaviour didn't help to remove his suspicions. Sa conduite n'a pas contribué à dissiper ses soupçons.
(=delete)
[+name, word] supprimer
→ I decided to remove some sections relating to the President.
to remove sth from sth supprimer qch de qch
I removed his name from the list. J'ai supprimé son nom de la liste
→ He was asked to remove the offending phrase from his article.
[+person] (from job)
destituer
→ All senior officers involved will be removed.
to remove sb from office destituer qn
→ The student senate voted to remove Fuller from office.
(=take out surgically)
[+organ, tumour] pratiquer l'ablation de, enlever
[+bullet, foreign object] retirer
an operation to remove his spleen une splénectomie, une opération pour lui enlever la rate
At least three bullets were removed from his wounds. Au moins trois balles furent retirées de ses blessures.
to have sth removed se faire retirer qch
→ She's already had her appendix removed.
n
at one remove (mainly British) par procuration
→ Drunkards and movie directors alike prefer to see the world at one remove.
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