French Conversation · Level 148
30 words
French word
soustraire
Pronunciation
IPA/sustʁɛʁ/
Meaning
- verbdeduct
Example
Le comptable va soustraire les frais du salaire.
The accountant is going to deduct the expenses from the salary.
More examples
Il faut soustraire la TVA du prix affiché.
VAT must be deducted from the listed price.
Core concept
One quantity is drawn out of another, reducing the value or size left behind.
Common phrases
soustraire la TVA
deduct VAT
soustraire une somme
deduct an amount
soustraire des impôts
deduct taxes
Similar words
déduire: Taking a specified sum from a total or payment to calculate the balance.
retrancher: Taking part of a whole away to calculate the quantity or number left.
ôter: Taking away an object or item of clothing so it is absent.
retirer: Taking an object away from a place or an amount from a total.
Definition in French
Enlever une partie d'un total ou d'un groupe afin que ce qui reste soit réduit.
Word origin
French soustraire continues Old French soustraire, which derives from Latin subtrahere, 'to draw off', from sub- and trahere.
Usage tips
- Se soustraire à means to evade or avoid something and uses à rather than the de construction of numerical subtraction.