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No. 14,033 in Spanish

sustraer

To subtract or remove.

In a sentence

  • El ladrón intentó sustraer dinero de la caja fuerte del banco.

    The thief tried to steal money from the bank's safe.

    In this sentence, 'sustraer' is used in the sense of unlawfully taking something away, specifically stealing.

  • El docente explicó cómo sustraer un número de otro en las operaciones matemáticas.

    The teacher explained how to subtract one number from another in mathematical operations.

    Here, 'sustraer' is employed to refer to the mathematical operation of subtraction.

  • Es difícil sustraer las emociones personales al tomar decisiones importantes.

    It is difficult to separate personal emotions when making important decisions.

    In this context, 'sustraer' means to separate or remove, used metaphorically.

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