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/ɑ̃.lɛv.mɑ̃/
Translation
abduction, kidnapping; removal
Word origin
From enlever ('to lift away, to carry off'), built from en- and lever ('to raise'), from Latin levare ('to lighten, to lift').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- levare
- English cognates
- elevate, lever, levy
Grammar
Examples
L' l' choqué .
The child's abduction shocked the whole country.
.
The police are investigating two abductions.
' .
He was charged with abduction and theft.
L' .
The towing away of cars starts at eight o'clock.
l'.
No trace proves that there was an abduction.
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