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Meanings of detract in English

Spanish
llevarse

Take away a part from; diminish.

llevarse
Usage of detract in English
1
Western allies say it could detract from the fight against Islamic State.
Reuters
2
Nothing can detract from the quality of the Sri Lanka batting, however.
The Guardian
3
This does not in the least detract from the credit due Laurier.
Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics
4
Cloudy days detract light and subsequently highlight dark circles and lid discoloration.
Ebony
5
Neither did a thing to detract from the sheer impact of him.
See Jane Score
6
The English, from national jealousy and enmity to the French, detract him.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
7
Her icy silence did not detract from the delights of his gestation.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
8
But that did not detract from the pervading sensation of disgustful grubbiness.
Patsy
9
This, however, does not detract from the glory of the great German.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
10
His Style.-Thismay seem to detract from the value of these writings.
The Life of St. Paul
11
It was not meant to detract from the gravity of their profession.
The preacher
12
All this failed to detract from his initial dislike of young Polder.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
13
But this does not detract from the extraordinary suspense which Krabbe builds.
The Irish Times
14
This was something at least to detract their attention from their troubles.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
15
Would it not detract from the glory of the name you bear?
Which? Or, Between Two Women
16
Instead they detract from what could have been a blistering social satire.
BBC
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United States of America
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