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extraer

to extract

verb ehks-trah-EHR Less Common
People & Society Work

Origin: From Latin extrahere (to draw out).

Also means

to pull out

Usage Note

Extraer is irregular and follows the conjugation of traer: first-person singular present extraigo, preterite third-person plural extrajeron. It appears in mining (extraer petróleo), dentistry (extraer una muela), and data work (extraer información). The noun is extracción.

Examples

"La empresa extrae minerales de la mina."

Natural Translation

The company extracts minerals from the mine.

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