Grammatical class

Verb

extirper

to uproot, extirpate (pull [a plant and its roots] out of the ground)

Details

Syllables

ex-tir-per

Phonetics

ɛk.stiʁ.pe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

11770

Freq. (movies)

19368

Freq. (news)

20364

Sentences

Je veux m'extirper d'ici.

I want to get out of here.

A1

Nous réussîmes à nous extirper de là.

We made it out of there.

A1

Il s’extirpe du bar pour fumer une clope.

He drags himself out of the bar to smoke a ciggy.

A2

J'ai dû m'extirper d'ici.

I had to get away from here.

A2

Je veux t'aider à t'extirper de ce pétrin.

I want to help you get out of this mess.

B1

Je voulais m'extirper le travail de la tête.

I wanted to get my mind off work.

B1

Il eut beau essayer, il ne put pas s'extirper du labyrinthe.

No matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the maze.

B2