Translation
decided, determined
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Word origin
From the verb decider, from Latin decidere ('to cut off, determine'), from de- ('off') and caedere ('to cut').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- decidere
- English cognates
- decide, decisive, concise
Grammar
Examples
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He seems quite determined to leave the city once and for all.
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Management has decided to move the meeting to next month.
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She has made up her mind : she will spend her holidays in Portugal this year.
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He spoke in a determined tone, leaving no room for doubt.
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Once she has made up her mind, she never changes it.
est le participe passé de décider (to decide), employé comme adjectif au sens de determined, resolute. Être décidé(e) à + infinitif exprime une résolution ferme. Décider de + infinitif est la construction verbale courante : il a décidé de partir (he decided to leave).
Se décider (to make up one's mind) est la forme pronominale : je n'arrive pas à me décider (I can't make up my mind). C'est décidé ! (It's decided! That's settled!) clôture une discussion. Décisif / décisive est l'adjectif connexe pour décrire ce qui est crucial.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 4: décidé, dame, personnel and 7 more words.