soustraire

/su.stʁɛʁ/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
soustrait
past
a soustrait
perfect
soustrait

Meaning

  1. to subtract

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

restar

restar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to subtract."

Spanish

sustraer

sustraer is the Spanish 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

1 What does soustraire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ dix de vingt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soustraire?

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