What does extrait in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word extrait in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use extrait in French.

The word extrait in French means extract, excerpt, copy, official copy, extract, extract, dig up, extract, pull out, take out, dig out, extract, birth certificate, bank statement, film clip, extract from the statement, extract from 's statement, statement extract, vanilla extract, musical extract, musical excerpt. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word extrait

extract, excerpt

nom masculin (passage tiré d'un livre) (book)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais vous lire un extrait du livre.
I'll read you an extract from the book.

copy, official copy

nom masculin (copie officielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous devez demander à la mairie un extrait d'acte de naissance.
You need to ask the town hall for a copy of a birth certificate.

extract

nom masculin (préparation concentrée) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je parfume le gâteau avec de l'extrait de vanille.
I'm flavouring the cake with vanilla extract.

extract

verbe transitif (récupérer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour extraire l'huile essentielle de lavande, on recourt à l'hydrodistillation.
To extract essential oil from lavender, hydro distillation is used.

dig up

verbe transitif (retirer de quelque part) (from the ground)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Les archéologues extraient une statue.
The archaeologists were digging up a statue.

extract

verbe transitif (retirer du corps)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le médecin a extrait la balle du bras de la victime.
The doctor extracted the bullet from the victim's arm.

pull out, take out

verbe transitif (tirer, sortir)

Elle extrait les clés du fond de sa poche.
She pulled the keys out from the bottom of her pocket.

dig out

verbe transitif (tirer) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le journaliste extrait de ses notes les informations importantes.
The journalist digs out the important information from his notes.

extract

verbe transitif (soutirer, extorquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le voleur extrait les informations à la vieille dame.
The robber is extracting the information from the old lady.

birth certificate

nom masculin (document d'état civil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut parfois fournir un extrait d'acte de naissance pour prouver son identité.

bank statement

nom masculin (relevé d'opération bancaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

film clip

nom masculin (morceau choisi d'un film) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

extract from the statement, extract from 's statement, statement extract

nom masculin (partie d'un compte-rendu) (legal statement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'avocat insiste pour prendre en compte cet extrait de procès-verbal.

vanilla extract

nom masculin (essence de vanille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

musical extract, musical excerpt

nom masculin (morceau d'une œuvre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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