French Conversation · Level 128
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French word
déduire
Pronunciation
IPA/dedɥiʁ/
Meaning
- verbinfer
Example
D'après ce que tu as dit, je déduis que tu es fatigué.
From what you said, I infer that you are tired.
More examples
À partir des chiffres, on peut déduire que les ventes ont augmenté.
From the figures, we can infer that sales have increased.
Core concept
A line of reasoning leads from separate clues to a result, while a subtraction removes one part from a larger amount.
Common phrases
déduire que
infer that
déduire de
infer from
Similar words
supposer: Assume something is possible based on uncertain information.
deviner: Guess an answer using intuition or limited information.
conclure: Reach a judgment by bringing together the relevant evidence or discussion.
présumer: Regard something as true based on circumstances or what is usual.
Definition in French
Tirer une conclusion logique à partir d'éléments ou d'indices ; aussi retirer une partie d'un total.
Word origin
Déduire descends from Latin dēdūcere, 'lead away', through Old French; this source relates to both leading a conclusion from evidence and taking an amount away.
Usage tips
- With the inference sense, déduire commonly takes de before the evidence and que before the conclusion, with the indicative normally following que.
Other meanings
- deductverb
- deduceverb
Related words
- déductiondeductionnoun