ôter

remove, take off

o . t e
ôt remove; take off + er Infinitive
verb Rare #22,458
remove, take off Often used for removing something from a place or taking something off (like clothing), similar to “enlever.”
FR: Je vais ôter mon manteau, il fait chaud ici.
EN: I’m going to take off my coat; it’s warm in here.
Conjugation of ôter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ôte
Second ôtez
Third ôte
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ôte
Third ôte
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ôte ôtez
ôter
Past
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third ôta

Veuillez ôter votre manteau.

Please remove your coat.

— Titanic (1997)

Je propose d'ôter la virgule.

I suggest removing the comma.

Vous attendez quoi pour ôter le couvert?

What are you waiting for to remove the cover?

— Volver (2006)

Il faut ôter la parole à cet homme.

This man must be silenced.

Pouvez-vous ôter vos bonnets?

Can you take off your hats?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Si c'était le linceul de ta grand-mère, tu devrais le lui ôter, pour moi.

If it were your grandmother’s shroud, you’d have to take it off her for me.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Quand ils voudront ôter le plâtre, hop, on les prend la main dans le sac.

When they want to remove the cast, bam, we'll catch them red-handed.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

Il doit ôter son pantalon.

He has to take off his pants.

— Funny Games (1997)

J'aimerais ôter ma veste.

I’d like to take off my jacket.

Tu dois ôter tes chaussures avant de pouvoir entrer.

You must take off your shoes before you can enter.

Il vient d'ôter ses chaussures, ainsi qu'une de ses chaussettes.

He has just taken off his shoes, as well as one of his socks.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Puis-je ôter ma veste?

May I take off my jacket?

Veuillez ôter votre chapeau.

Please take off your hat.

Dites-lui de l'ôter.

Tell him/her to take it off.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Ne vas-tu pas ôter ton manteau?

Aren’t you going to take off your coat?

Il faut m'ôter ce foulard.

This scarf needs to be removed from me.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

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