Polyglot Dictionary

enlèvement

/ɑ̃.lɛv.mɑ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les enlèvements

Meaning

  1. kidnapping

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Entführung

Entführung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

Spanish

secuestro

secuestro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

Portuguese

sequestro

sequestro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

Practice

1 What does enlèvement mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police résout l'affaire d'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enlèvement?

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