enlever

enlever [ɑ̃lve] vt (= ôter) (gén) → to remove: [+ vêtement, lunettes]; to take off: (Méd) [+ organe]; to remove (= emporter) [+ ordures etc] → to collect, take away (= kidnapper); to abduct, kidnap (= obtenir) [+ prix, contrat] → to win;

(Mil) [+ position]; to take [+ morceau de piano etc]; to execute with spirit ou brio (= prendre);

enlever qch à qn → to take sth (away) from sb;

s'enlever vi [tache] → to come out ou off;

la maladie qui nous l'a enlevé (euphémisme) → the illness which took him from us