prélever

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin praelevāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʁel.ve/, /pʁɛl.ve/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

prélever

  1. (transitive) to take (sur from)
  2. (transitive, medicine) to take (blood), remove (an organ), harvest (an organ)
  3. (transitive) to take out, withdraw (money)
  4. (transitive) to deduct, to subtract (numbers, or percentages)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il prélève and the third-person singular future indicative il prélèvera.

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