No. 11,889 in French
supprimant
"Supprimant" means "removing" or "eliminating."
In a sentence
Elle a réorganisé ses fichiers en supprimant les doublons.
She reorganized her files by removing duplicates.
In this sentence, "supprimant" is used as a present participle and indicates the action of removing while reorganizing.
En supprimant l'obstacle, ils ont pu avancer.
By removing the obstacle, they were able to move forward.
Here, "supprimant" serves as a gerund, explaining the means or method of accomplishing the main verb action.
Ils améliorent le système en supprimant les anciens éléments.
They improve the system by removing old elements.
In this case, "supprimant" is a present participle describing the ongoing action of removing as part of the improvement process.
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