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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

  1. noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
  2. verb To fasten something with a clip.
  3. verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
  4. noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
  5. verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.

excerpt — full definition

  1. noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
  2. verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.

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