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/dis.pa.ʁɛtʁ/

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Translation

to disappear, to vanish

Word origin

Formed in French from the prefix dis- ('apart, away') and paraître ('to appear'), which comes from Latin parescere, from parere ('to come into view').

Origin
French
Root
dis- + paraître
English cognates
appear, apparent, transparent

Grammar

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group, conjugated like connaître)

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedisparaisdisparaissaisdisparusdisparaîtraidisparaîtrais
tudisparaisdisparaissaisdisparusdisparaîtrasdisparaîtrais
il/elledisparaîtdisparaissaitdisparutdisparaîtradisparaîtrait
nousdisparaissonsdisparaissionsdisparûmesdisparaîtronsdisparaîtrions
vousdisparaissezdisparaissiezdisparûtesdisparaîtrezdisparaîtriez
ils/ellesdisparaissentdisparaissaientdisparurentdisparaîtrontdisparaîtraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedisparaissedisparusse
tudisparaissesdisparusses
il/elledisparaissedisparût
nousdisparaissionsdisparussions
vousdisparaissiezdisparussiez
ils/ellesdisparaissentdisparussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudisparais
nousdisparaissons
vousdisparaissez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
disparaissant
Past participle
disparu · disparue · disparus · disparues

Examples

.

The sun disappeared behind the clouds.

.

My keys have vanished again.

Cette ' .

This species of bird risks dying out before the end of the century.

cette .

Get rid of that stain before your mother sees it.

, .

Little by little, the pain went away.

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This word is part of lesson 18.