Today’s lesson explores the useful verb supprimer, which means “to delete” and “to remove”. Supprimer comes from the Latin verb supprimere, meaning to press down and to surpress.
Supprimer
to delete, to remove
Pronunciation: [sypʀime]

Example sentences
This first example sentence uses the expression pas du tout (not at all). It’s a common mistake for students to say pas de tout.
Je te sugère de supprimer ce mot. Ce n’est pas du tout nécessaire.
I suggest you delete this word. It’s not necessary at all.
For this sentence, ont été (were) is an example of the passive voice. This lesson explains grâce à vs. à cause de (thanks to vs. because of).
Les cours ont été supprimes à cause de la tempête de neige.
Classes were canceled due to the snow storm.
For this final sentence, une vingtaine (around or about 20) is an example of an approximate numbers. The slang noun boulot means job and work.
L’entreprise a dû supprimer une vingtaine d’emplois et toutes ces personnes cherchent du boulot.
The company had to cut about 20 jobs and all of these people are looking for work.