No. 12,314 in French
éloigner
To move away or distance.
In a sentence
Il faut éloigner les meubles du mur pour nettoyer.
You must move the furniture away from the wall to clean.
Here, 'éloigner' translates to 'to move something away' and indicates a physical action of distancing an object from another.
Le bruit de la ville l'a poussée à s'éloigner vers la campagne.
The noise of the city led her to move away to the countryside.
In this sentence, 'éloigner' is used reflexively, meaning 'to move oneself away' symbolizing relocating to a different location.
Leur dispute a suffi à éloigner leur amitié.
Their argument was enough to distance their friendship.
Here, 'éloigner' is used metaphorically to mean 'to cause a separation' in a non-physical, relational sense.
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