Déchéance (en. Decay)

/deʃɛ̃s/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Decline refers to the loss of a right or quality.

The loss of his rights was pronounced by the court.

La déchéance de ses droits a été prononcée par le tribunal.

Decline can also refer to decadence or degradation.

The film shows the decline of a once-prosperous society.

Le film montre la déchéance d'une société autrefois prospère.

In law, it can refer to the extinction of a right by its non-exercise.

He lost the ability to take legal action due to the decline of his right.

Il a perdu la possibilité d'agir en justice par déchéance de son droit.

It is often used in contexts of isolation or suffering.

His life was marked by decline and solitude.

Sa vie était marquée par la déchéance et la solitude.

Comes from the Latin 'decadentia', meaning decline or decadence.

loss of rights

loss of legal rights or privileges

déchéance des droits

social decline

loss of status or recognition in society

déchéance sociale

to be in decline

to be in a state of decline or suffering

être en déchéance

to lose

to lose a right or quality

déchoir

decadent

who is in decline or losing values

décadent

ruin

state of total loss or collapse

ruin

Situation where one feels at rock bottom.

After losing his job, he is really in decline.

Après avoir perdu son boulot, il est vraiment en déchéance.

Moment when one feels lost in life.

Since his breakup, he is in a period of decline.

Depuis sa rupture, il est dans une période de déchéance.