The French Word of The day is supprimer, meaning “to delete.” Learn how to use it with clear explanations and example sentences.
Meaning
Pronunciation with IPA
Example sentences
Word origin
Related words
Meaning
The French verb supprimer means “to remove,” “to delete,” or “to cancel.” It’s commonly used when talking about deleting files, removing objects, or canceling events.
Pronunciation
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.
Word origin
Supprimer comes from the Latin verb supprimere, meaning to press down and to suppress.
Words related to supprimer
- effacer to erase, delete
- annuler to cancel
- retirer to withdraw, remove
- enlever to take off, remove
- abolir to abolish
- ôter to take away, remove (literary)
- supprimé(e) deleted, removed (past participle/adjective)
- la suppression deletion, removal (noun)
