éloigner
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éloigner
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to move away
Pour améliorer ta concentration, éloigne ton téléphone de toi.To improve your concentration, move your phone away from you.
b. to take away
Bérénice a éloigné les meubles du mur pour peindre.Bérénice took the furniture away from the wall to paint.
a. to postpone
Paul était si occupé qu'il a dû éloigner son départPaul was so busy that he had to postpone his departure.
b. to put off
Élise souhaitait éloigner la réunion à une date ultérieure.Elise wanted to put off the meeting to a later date.
3. (figurative) (to push away)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to alienate
Les remarques de Benoît ont fini par éloigner Amélie.Benoît's remarks eventually alienated Amélie.
b. to drive away (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Baptiste a éloigné les mauvaises influences de sa vie.Baptiste drove away the bad influences from his life.
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