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/sɔʁti/
Translation
exit, way out; outing
Word origin
The feminine past participle of sortir ('to go out') used as a noun. Sortir is most often traced to Latin sortiri ('to draw lots, obtain'), though its development is debated.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sortiri
- English cognates
- sortie
Grammar
Examples
au .
The emergency exit is indicated by a green sign at the end of the corridor.
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We organised an outing to a restaurant to celebrate his promotion.
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The release of the new film will take place in the month of March.
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The new film's release will take place on Friday.
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I'll meet you at the underground exit at six o'clock.
est un nom feminin designant la sortie (exit), une excursion (une sortie en famille) ou le lancement d'un produit (la sortie d'un album). Sortie de secours (emergency exit) et porte de sortie (way out, escape route) sont indispensables en securite.
En sortie (on a field trip, on an outing) et sortie scolaire (school trip) sont des expressions educatives. Faire une sortie (to go on an outing) et sortie nocturne (night out) sont courantes. Sortie de route (going off the road) et sortie de piste (going off piste) sont des incidents.
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