English–French

“infer” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/dedɥiʁ/

Example

D'après ce que tu as dit, je déduis que tu es fatigué.

From what you said, I infer that you are tired.

Illustration for déduire (infer)

How to say “infer” in French

“Infer” in French is déduire.

A line of reasoning leads from separate clues to a result, while a subtraction removes one part from a larger amount.

Full entry for déduire: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with déduire

À partir des chiffres, on peut déduire que les ventes ont augmenté.

From the figures, we can infer that sales have increased.

Tips for using déduire

  • With the inference sense, déduire commonly takes de before the evidence and que before the conclusion, with the indicative normally following que.

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