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enlever
     1. v. to remove, take off, take away, clear
     2. v. to take off, remove (clothes)
           Elle enleva ses lunettes et j'aperçus sa beauté. - She took off her glasses and I glimpsed her beauty.
     3. v. to kidnap, abduct
     4. v. to win, capture, carry off
     5. v. to come out, wash off
serrer
     1. v. to tighten (a screw, a knot)
           Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis. - Gently! It's no use to tighten this screw too much.
           Ton nœud de cravate n'est pas assez serré. - Your tie's knot isn't tightened enough.
     2. v. to shake (hands)
           J'ai refusé de lui serrer la main. - I refused to shake his/her hand.
     3. v. to squeeze
           Il lui serra le bras si fort qu'elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours. - He squeezed her arm so hard that she had a mark on it for three days.
     4. v. to squeeze
           Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place. - They squeezed together to make room for him.
     5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands)
           Les jeunes hommes d'affaires se sont serré la main. - The young businessmen shook each other's hands.
     6. v. (slang) to seduce; to flirt with
     7. v. (slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
bandage
     1. n-m. bandage
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