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    Partirent (en. Left)

    /paʁtiʁ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Indicates that a group of people left a place at a past moment.
    They left for vacation without warning.
    Ils partirent en vacances sans prévenir.
    Used in a literary context to talk about a departure.
    The adventurers departed at dawn to conquer new horizons.
    Les aventuriers partirent à l'aube pour conquérir de nouveaux horizons.
    Used to describe a movement to another place.
    The soldiers left for the front as soon as the war was announced.
    Les soldats partirent au front dès l'annonce de la guerre.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'depart', derived from the Latin 'partire'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to set off on an adventure
    to embark on a journey full of surprises.
    partir à l'aventure
    to go up in smoke
    to disappear without a trace.
    partir en fumée
    to start off like a rocket
    to start very quickly.
    partir sur les chapeaux de roue

    Related Words

    depart
    Verb meaning to leave a place.
    partir
    departure
    State of lightening a place, often related to an event or a group.
    parti
    departure
    Action of leaving, moment when one departs from a place.
    partance

    Slang Meanings

    To leave quickly.
    He took his things and left in no time.
    Il a pris ses affaires et il est parti en deux-deux.
    To leave a place on the spur of the moment.
    We all gathered together and, boom, we set off to celebrate.
    On s'est tous regroupés et, hop, on est partis fêter ça.