/de.sə.vwaʁ/
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Translation
to disappoint (a false friend: it does not mean 'to deceive', which is tromper)
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Word origin
From Latin decipere ('to catch, to ensnare, to cheat'), from de- and capere ('to take'). English 'deceive' comes from the same verb, which is why the pair looks identical while the French sense has drifted to disappointment.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- decipere
- English cognates
- deceive, deception, capture
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | déçois | décevais | déçus | décevrai | décevrais |
| tu | déçois | décevais | déçus | décevras | décevrais |
| il/elle | déçoit | décevait | déçut | décevra | décevrait |
| nous | décevons | décevions | déçûmes | décevrons | décevrions |
| vous | décevez | déceviez | déçûtes | décevrez | décevriez |
| ils/elles | déçoivent | décevaient | déçurent | décevront | décevraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | déçoive | déçusse |
| tu | déçoives | déçusses |
| il/elle | déçoive | déçût |
| nous | décevions | déçussions |
| vous | déceviez | déçussiez |
| ils/elles | déçoivent | déçussent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | déçois |
| nous | décevons |
| vous | décevez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- décevant
- Past participle
- déçu · déçue · déçus · déçues
Examples
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The film disappointed me a great deal.
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I do not want to disappoint my parents.
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That restaurant never disappoints.
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His results disappointed everyone at the office.
, .
Careful, décevoir does not mean to deceive.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 10: décevoir, effacer, esclave and 7 more words.