disparaître
/dis.pa.ʁɛtʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- disparaît
- past
- a disparu
- perfect
- disparu
Meaning
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to disappear
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Le soleil disparaît derrière les nuages.
The sun disappears behind the clouds.
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Similar words
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Portuguese
desaparecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to disappear."
Practice
1 What does disparaître mean?
to disappear
2 Fill the gap: Le soleil ___ derrière les nuages.
Full sentence: Le soleil disparaît derrière les nuages. (The sun disappears behind the clouds.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches disparaître?
disparaître: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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