Translation
departure; start
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Word origin
A deverbal noun from partir ('to leave'), which descends from Latin partiri ('to divide, share out'), from pars, partem ('part'). The 'leaving' sense developed in French from the older meaning of separating or going one's separate way; the same Latin root gives English part, partition and depart.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- partiri
- English cognates
- part, depart, partition
Grammar
Examples
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Departure is set for eight o'clock in the morning.
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At the start, I did not agree.
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His departure surprised everyone.
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Everyone cried as the train pulled away.
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Initially, the project seemed simple to carry out.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 2: départ, camion, colonel and 7 more words.