Polyglot Dictionary

sustraer

/sustɾaˈeɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
sustraigo
preterite (yo)
sustraje
past participle
sustraído

Meaning

  1. to subtract

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

restar

sustraer is more formal or mathematical; restar is the everyday word for "to subtract."

Similar in other languages

French

soustraire

soustraire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to subtract."

Portuguese

subtrair

subtrair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to subtract."

Practice

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