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trarre

draw

Tirare o prendere qualcosa da un luogo, oppure ricavare un risultato o un insegnamento.

Definition & meaning

Trarre means to draw, pull, or take something from somewhere. It is often used in a figurative or formal sense:

  • To draw out or extract something.
  • To derive or obtain something, such as a benefit or lesson.
  • To draw a conclusion from facts or evidence.
  • To portray or depict someone, especially in literary usage.

Grammar & Word origin

Trarre is an irregular verb, usually transitive. Its principal forms include traggo “I draw,” trassi “I drew,” and tratto “drawn.” Its auxiliary is generally avere .

It comes from Latin trahere, “to pull” or “to draw.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • estrarre — “to extract”; emphasizes taking something out.
  • ricavare — “to obtain or derive”; often used for benefits, information, or results.
  • dedurre — “to deduce”; specifically refers to drawing a conclusion through reasoning.

There is no single antonym covering every meaning of trarre. In the physical sense of drawing something out, inserire , “to insert,” can express the opposite action.

Common phrases & collocations

  • trarre una conclusione — to draw a conclusion.
  • trarre beneficio — to benefit or derive benefit.
  • trarre ispirazione — to draw inspiration.
  • trarre in inganno — to mislead or deceive.

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Examples

Possiamo trarre qualcosa di buono da questa esperienza.verb

We can draw something good from this experience.

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