Disparus (en. Missing)

/dis.pa.ʁy/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Who is no longer there, who has disappeared.
Witnesses reported that they had seen disappeared people.
Les témoins ont signalé qu'ils avaient vu des gens disparus.
Evokes people or things that have disappeared without explanation.
The disappeared children led to a large search.
Les enfants disparus ont conduit à une vaste recherche.
Refers to something that is no longer accessible.
The memories of that summer now seem gone.
Les souvenirs de cet été semblent maintenant disparus.

Etymology

From the verb 'disparaître', coming from the Latin 'disparere'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

disappeared without a trace
Who has disappeared without leaving any clues.
disparus sans laisser de trace
the disappeared of Memory
Refers to people forgotten or ignored in history.
les disparus de la Mémoire

Related Words

to disappear
To cease to exist or manifest.
disparaître
disappearance
Action or act of disappearing.
disparition
invisible
Which cannot be seen.
invisible

Slang Meanings

To go off the radar
Since the party, he has been completely off the radar.
Depuis la fête, il est complètement aux abonnés absents.
To play ghost
She went ghost after the altercation.
Elle a fait le fantôme après l'altercation.