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    Écoulé (en. Elapsed)

    /ekule/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Which has passed, which is no longer present.
    The past year was full of changes.
    L'année écoulée a été pleine de changements.
    Which has been accomplished in the past.
    The past events remain etched in memory.
    Les événements écoulés restent gravés dans la mémoire.
    Speaking of a liquid that has dispersed or disappeared.
    The water flowed through the cracks in the rock.
    L'eau écoulée à travers les fissures de la roche.

    Etymology

    Past participle of the verb 'écouler' which comes from the Latin 'ecoulare' meaning 'to flow out.'

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    the time elapsed
    the period that has passed.
    le temps écoulé
    the water that has flowed
    the past events that can no longer be changed.
    l'eau écoulée
    after so many years have passed
    after a long period.
    après tant d'années écoulées

    Related Words

    to drain
    To move from one place to another, usually for liquids.
    écouler
    flow
    Continuous movement of something, like a liquid.
    flux
    time
    Measure of the duration during which events occur.
    temps

    Slang Meanings

    To pass time
    He spent days doing nothing.
    Il a écoulé des jours à ne rien faire.
    An elapsed time
    It is a time that has passed which I no longer speak of.
    C'est un temps écoulé dont je ne parle plus.