démontrer
/de.mɔ̃.tʁe/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- démontre
- past
- a démontré
- perfect
- démontré
Meaning
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to demonstrate
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Il démontre le théorème.
He proves the theorem.
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Similar words
Close — both involve proving or demonstrating something.
Similar in other languages
German
demonstrieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to demonstrate."
Portuguese
demonstrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to demonstrate."
Practice
1 What does démontrer mean?
to demonstrate
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ le théorème.
Full sentence: Il démontre le théorème. (He proves the theorem.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches démontrer?
démontrer: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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