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remove [rɪ'mu:v](a) (take off, out → clothes, object) enlever, retirer, ôter; (→ stain) enlever, faire partir; Medicine (→ organ, tumour) enlever, retirer; (take or send away → rubbish, plates etc) enlever; (→ person) emmener (to à);∎ to remove one's make-up se démaquiller;∎ to remove hair from one's legs s'épiler les jambes;∎ to have a mole/wart removed se faire enlever un grain de beauté/une verrue;∎ to remove a picture from the wall enlever un tableau du mur, décrocher un tableau;∎ the chairs were removed to the attic les chaises ont été mises au grenier;∎ she was removed to hospital elle a été transportée à l'hôpital ou hospitalisée;∎ to remove a child from school retirer un enfant de l'école;∎ death has removed her from us la mort nous l'a enlevée;∎ the soldiers were removed to the front on envoya les soldats au front;∎ formal she removed herself to her room elle se retira dans sa chambre;∎ police removed the demonstrators la police a fait partir les manifestants;∎ the judge ordered her to be removed from the court room le juge a ordonné qu'on la fasse sortir de la salle d'audience;∎ remove the prisoner! (in courtroom) qu'on emmène le prisonnier!(b) (suppress → clause, paragraph) supprimer; (→ suspicion, doubt, fear) dissiper; (→ worry, obstacle, threat, word) supprimer, éliminer;∎ all obstacles have been removed tous les obstacles ont été écartés;∎ does this remove your objection? est-ce que cela répond à votre objection?;∎ to remove sb's name from a list rayer qn d'une liste;∎ his name has been removed from the list son nom ne figure plus sur la liste∎ his opponents had him removed from office ses opposants l'ont fait révoquer∎ I want him removed je veux qu'on le fasse disparaître(a) (firm, premises, family) déménager;∎ our office removed to Glasgow notre service s'est installé à Glasgow(b) (person → go)∎ she removed to her room elle se retira dans sa chambre3 noun(a) (distance) distance f;∎ to experience sth at one remove faire indirectement l'expérience de qch;∎ at one remove from reality en léger décalage par rapport à la réalité;∎ this is but one remove from blackmail ça frôle le chantage;∎ her account is several removes from the truth son récit est assez loin de la vérité;∎ it's several removes or a far remove from what we need ce n'est vraiment pas ce qu'il nous faut;∎ it's only a slight remove from his usual themes ça ne diffère pas beaucoup de ses thèmes habituels(b) (degree of kinship) degré m de parenté
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send-off — /send awf , of /, n. 1. a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send off at the pier. 2. a start given to a person or thing. [1855 60, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase send… … Universalium
send-off — send offs N COUNT: usu adj N If a group of people give someone who is going away a send off, they come together to say goodbye to them. [INFORMAL] All the people in the buildings came to give me a rousing send off … English dictionary
send-off — n informal a party or other occasion when people meet to say goodbye to someone who is leaving ▪ The department gave Tom a send off he won t forget! … Dictionary of contemporary English
send off — (something) to mail something. She sent off copies of the drawing to several friends. She wrote a 500 word article on Indian baskets and sent it off with photographs … New idioms dictionary
send off — ► send off (of a soccer or rugby referee) order (a player) to leave the field and take no further part in the game. Main Entry: ↑send … English terms dictionary
send-off — ☆ send off [send′ôf΄ ] n. Informal 1. an expression or demonstration of friendly feeling toward someone starting out on a trip, career, etc. 2. a start given to someone or something … English World dictionary
send off — index cast (throw), dismiss (discharge), launch (project), project (impel forward) Bu … Law dictionary
send-off — send′ off n. 1) a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a new venture 2) a start; impetus • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
send-off — ► NOUN ▪ a celebratory demonstration of goodwill at a person s departure … English terms dictionary
send off — verb 1. send away towards a designated goal • Syn: ↑dispatch, ↑despatch • Derivationally related forms: ↑despatch (for: ↑despatch), ↑dispatch (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
send-off — n. to give smb. a (big) send off (they gave her quite a send off) * * * [ sendɒf] to give smb. a (big) send off (they gave her quite a send off) … Combinatory dictionary