prelevare

to withdraw, to collect

verb preh-leh-VAH-reh Rare

Also means

to take a sample

Usage Note

Prelevare is a regular -are verb with two main uses: in everyday banking it means to withdraw money — prelevare dal bancomat (to withdraw from an ATM); in medical or scientific contexts it means to take a sample — prelevare del sangue (to take a blood sample). It takes avere as auxiliary. A false friend alert: it does not mean 'to relieve' — that is sollevare or alleviare.

Examples

"Ho prelevato cento euro al bancomat."

Natural Translation

I withdrew a hundred euros from the ATM.

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