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éloigner

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Definition: to move away (transitive), remove, estrange, banish, dismiss

Il faut éloigner le chocolat du four - You need to move the chocolate away from the oven.

Cette femme a éloigné ses enfants de leur père - That woman estranged her children from their father.

Quand j'ai fait ta connaissance, le souvenir de mon ex-copain s'est éloigné - When I met you, the memory of my ex-boyfriend was banished.

Related: éloigné (adj) - distant, remote; un éloignement - removal, estrangement

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Pronunciation: [ay lwa nyay]Audio Link

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