EXTRICATE - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. extricate [Brit ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt, Am ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt] VB trans

extricate (from trap, net): dégager (from de)

extricate (from situation): sortir (from de)

II. to extricate oneself from VB refl

to extricate oneself from refl:

to extricate oneself from place: s'extirper de

to extricate oneself from embrace: se dégager de

to extricate oneself from situation: se sortir de

French

English

dépêtrer: to extricate (de from)

se dépêtrer de situation: to extricate oneself from

se démêler de qc: to extricate oneself from sth

se dégager d'une situation piégée: to extricate oneself from a tricky situation

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English

French

extricate [ˈekstrɪkeɪt] VB trans form

extricate: dégager

to extricate oneself from sth: s'extirper de qc

to extricate oneself from a ticklish situation fig: se tirer d'une situation épineuse

French

English

se dépêtrer de qc: to extricate oneself from sth

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

extricate [ˈek·strɪ·keɪt] VB trans form

extricate: dégager

to extricate oneself from sth: s'extirper de qc

to extricate oneself from a ticklish situation fig: se tirer d'une situation épineuse

French

English

se dépêtrer de qc: to extricate oneself from sth

Present
I	extricate
you	extricate
he/she/it	extricates
we	extricate
you	extricate
they	extricate

Past
I	extricated
you	extricated
he/she/it	extricated
we	extricated
you	extricated
they	extricated

Present Perfect
I	have	extricated
you	have	extricated
he/she/it	has	extricated
we	have	extricated
you	have	extricated
they	have	extricated

Past Perfect
I	had	extricated
you	had	extricated
he/she/it	had	extricated
we	had	extricated
you	had	extricated
they	had	extricated

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to extricate oneself from sth: s'extirper de qc

to extricate oneself from a ticklish situation fig: se tirer d'une situation épineuse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The vehicle sank into soft sand, and it took him until the next day to extricate himself as the rear wheels only were driving.

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The total of the most bones extricated and most assembled correctly into a skeleton wins the challenge.

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The government was committed with no easy way to extricate itself.

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Two of the passengers were able to extricate themselves from the wreckage but the other 11 passengers were more seriously injured.

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Special equipment such as tripod hoists, harnesses, and others may be required to extricate a worker from a toxic environment, without unduly endangering rescue personnel.

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