deducir

to deduce

deducir(deh-doo-seer)

transitive verb

1. (to infer)

a. to deduce

El general dedujo el resultado de la batalla y decidió emprender la retirada.

The general deduced the outcome of the battle and decided to retreat.

2. (to subtract)

a. to deduct

El impuesto será deducido automáticamente de tu salario.

The tax will be automatically deducted from your salary.

deducir

transitive verb

1. (inferir)

a. to guess, to deduce

por la luz dedujo que debía de ser tardehe could tell by the light that it must be late

dedujo quién era el asesinohe worked out who the killer was

2. (descontar)

a. to deduct

me deducen del sueldo la seguridad socialnational insurance is deducted from my salary

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deducir

transitive verb

1 (inferir) [+razonamiento, conclusión] to deduce; infer;de from; [+fórmula] to derive;de from;

2 (descontar) to deduct

deducidos los gastos less charges

pronominal verb

deducirse

de su discurso se deduce que va a haber grandes cambios judging by what he said in his speech, there are going to be some big changes