déjà
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French desia, from Old French des ja corresponding to dès + jà.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
déjà
- already, before
- Antonym: pas encore
- Je suis arrivé en retard à la gare et le train était déjà parti. ― I got to the station late and the train had already left.
- As-tu déjà visité la Suisse ? ― Have you visited Switzerland before?
- Il y a fort longtemps déjà, par un bel après-midi... ― A long long time ago on a beautiful afternoon...
- (informal) again (following a question)
- Quel est son nom déjà ? ― What's his name again?
- (informal) for a start, firstly
- Synonym: de un
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “déjà”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French des ja.
Adverb[edit]
déjà
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