extraction
French → English
(origin) Lineage/Extraction: a person's social or ethnic background or ancestry
Bien qu'il soit d'humble extraction, il a réussi à devenir le PDG d'une grande entreprise.
(English) Although he is of humble extraction (origin), he succeeded in becoming the CEO of a large company.
De nombreux habitants de ce quartier sont d'extraction italienne ou espagnole.
(English) Many residents of this neighborhood are of Italian or Spanish extraction.
(medicine/dental) Extraction: the action of removing something from the body, especially a tooth
Le dentiste a dû procéder à l'extraction de deux dents de sagesse qui poussaient de travers.
(English) The dentist had to perform the extraction of two wisdom teeth that were growing crookedly.
L'extraction de la balle dans l'épaule du soldat a duré plus de trois heures sous anesthésie.
(English) The extraction of the bullet from the soldier's shoulder lasted more than three hours under anesthesia.
Entry ID: fr:en:extraction · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary