Translation
département (a French administrative district, not an office department)
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Word origin
From départir ('to divide up, to share out'), from Latin dispertire, from dis- ('apart') and partire ('to divide'). The administrative sense dates from the redrawing of France in 1790. English 'department' was borrowed from the French word and kept the older office sense.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- départir
- English cognates
- department, depart, part
Grammar
Examples
France métropolitaine -- .
Mainland France has ninety-six départements.
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We live in the Nord département.
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The number of the département appears on old car number plates.
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Each département elects its own council.
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This village sits on the boundary between two départements.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 3: département, patte, chouette and 7 more words.