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    Déterminer (en. Determine)

    /de.tɛʁ.mi.ne/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Establish or define something precisely.
    We need to determine the budget before starting the project.
    Il faut déterminer le budget avant de commencer le projet.
    Make a decision or choose a direction.
    The circumstances will determine our choice.
    Les circonstances vont déterminer notre choix.
    Indicate a limit or condition.
    The contract determines the responsibilities of each party.
    Le contrat détermine les responsabilités de chaque partie.
    Cause a certain consequence.
    The weather can determine the departure schedule.
    La météo peut déterminer l'horaire du départ.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'determinare', meaning 'to fix, to describe', composed of 'de-' (out of) and 'terminare' (to set a limit).

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    determine the course
    Establish the direction or path to follow.
    déterminer le cours
    determine a fight
    Make the choice to engage or not in a confrontation.
    déterminer un combat
    determine a policy
    Set rules and guidelines for an action or a group.
    déterminer une politique
    to be determined
    Be resolved to act or to accomplish something.
    être déterminé

    Related Words

    determination
    The act of determining or the state of being decided.
    détermination
    determinist
    Related to the doctrine that all events are determined by previous causes.
    déterministe
    determinability
    Ability to be determined or defined.
    déterminabilité
    determined
    Who is resolved to achieve a goal.
    déterminé

    Slang Meanings

    To set a goal firmly.
    He is determined to succeed; nothing can distract him.
    Il est déterminé à réussir, rien ne peut le distraire.
    To solve a situation definitively.
    He determined the problem in no time.
    Il a déterminé le problème en un rien de temps.