Grammatical class

Verb

enlever

(transitive) to remove, take off, take away, clear

Details

Syllables

en-le-ver

Phonetics

ɑ̃.lə.ve

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2387

Freq. (movies)

1102

Freq. (news)

6313

Sentences

Je dois l'enlever.

I have to take it off.

A1

Laisse-moi enlever mon manteau.

Let me take my coat off.

A1

Le savon peut enlever la crasse.

Soap can clean grime.

A1

Je propose d'enlever la virgule.

I'd suggest removing the comma.

A1

Le couvercle ne veut pas s'enlever.

The lid doesn't want to come off.

A2

Elle lui a demandé d'enlever sa veste.

She asked him to take his jacket off.

A2

Je me suis opposé quand le serveur a tenté d'enlever mon assiette.

I objected when the waiter tried to remove my plate.

B1

La perfection est atteinte non quand il ne reste rien à ajouter, mais quand il ne reste rien à enlever.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

B1

Si mon avion ne s'écrase pas, si je ne me fais pas enlever par des voleurs d'organes, je vous passe un coup de fil en début de semaine.

If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week.

B1

Elle enleva ses lunettes et j’aperçus sa beauté.

She took off her glasses and I glimpsed her beauty.

B2