Dissipé (en. Dissipated)
/dis.i.pe/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
adjective
Refers to something that has been dispersed or lost.
The clouds have dissipated, giving way to the sun.
Les nuages se sont dissiper, laissant place au soleil.
Refers to a person who acts in a disorderly manner or lets themselves go.
He has a dissipated life, full of excess and irresponsibility.
Il a une vie dissipée, pleine d'excès et d'irresponsabilité.
Designates an idea or concern that has faded.
His fears have dissipated over time.
Ses craintes se sont dissipées avec le temps.
Etymology
From the verb 'dissiper', derived from the Latin 'dissipare'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
dispel doubts
Eliminate uncertainties.
dissiper les doutes
dissipate tension
Calm a tense atmosphere.
dissiper la tension
to dissipate
To distract oneself or lose focus.
se dissiper
Related Words
dissipation
Action of dissipating, making something less intense.
dissipation
dissipator
One who dissipates, who spends their time having fun.
dissipateur
dissipative
Which causes a loss of energy in the form of heat or otherwise.
dissipatif
Slang Meanings
To live without restraint.
He parties every weekend; he is really in a dissipated mode.
Il fait la fête tous les week-ends, il est vraiment dans un mode dissipé.
To lose self-control.
After three drinks, he started to dissipate.
Après trois verres, il a commencé à se dissiper.