ravir
Meanings
Verb
1. to ravish (to seize by force)
2. to ravish, delight or thrill (transport with joy)
3. to charm, bewitch, dazzle or fascinate
4. to plunder, rob or loot
5. to kidnap or abduct
Examples6
Entendre ces nouvelles me ravit.
It pleases me to hear this news.
Aucune pièce ne me ravit, sauf celles de Plaute.
No plays delight me except those of Plautus.
Les cadeaux raviront les enfants.
The gifts will delight the children.
Les nouvelles me ravissent.
I am very pleased at the news.
L'idée même d'être envoyés à l'étranger les ravissait.
The very idea of being sent abroad delighted them.
La télévision nous a ravi le plaisir de la conversation des dîners à la maison.
TV has robbed us of our enjoyment of conversation at dinner at home.