extrait — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
- excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
- sample noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
Senses
extrait is used for these senses in English:
- clip Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
clip — full definition
- noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
- verb To fasten something with a clip.
- verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
- noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
- verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.
excerpt — full definition
- noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.