What does arrivé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrivé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrivé in French.

The word arrivé in French means arrival, successful, success, arrive at, come, approach, come, happen to, happen, occur, get closer, reach, manage to do, reach, come to, sometimes do, it is on its way, it happens, that happens, sometimes, on occasion, What happened?, What happened?, Are we there yet?, whatever happens. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrivé

arrival

(qui a atteint sa destination, présent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers arrivés seront les mieux servis.
The first arrivals will get the best stuff.

successful

adjectif (vieilli (qui a réussi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cela lui a pris du temps mais c'est maintenant une femme arrivée.
It took her some time, but now she is a successful woman.

success

(vieilli (qui a réussi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet arriviste est maintenant un arrivé.
That social climber is now a success.

arrive at

verbe intransitif (parvenir à destination) (place)

Nous arriverons à l'hôtel à 2 h.
We'll arrive at the hotel at 2 o'clock.

come

verbe intransitif (venir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les touristes mexicains arrivent demain matin. Attends-moi, j'arrive !
The Mexican tourists arrive tomorrow morning.

approach

verbe intransitif (approcher de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le jeune homme arrivait vers moi d'un pas nonchalant.
The young man approached me at a leisurely pace.

come

verbe intransitif (parvenir à [qqn])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Une odeur de brûlé arrivait de la cuisine.
A burning smell reached us from the kitchen.

happen to

(survenir, se produire)

Il est arrivé une drôle d'histoire à Mathieu. Toi aussi tu as marché dans une crotte de chien ce matin ? Moi, ça m'est arrivé la semaine dernière.

happen, occur

verbe intransitif (se produire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce phénomène arrive une fois par siècle.
This phenomenon occurs once in every century.

get closer

verbe intransitif (être imminent)

Super, les vacances arrivent ! Le jour du mariage arrive à grands pas.
Excellent! The holidays are nearly here!

reach

(parvenir à un certain niveau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet athlète a dû s'entraîner dur pour arriver à un tel niveau.
That athlete must have trained hard to reach that level.

manage to do

locution verbale (parvenir à faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'arrive enfin à bien prononcer l'espagnol.
I'm finally managing to pronounce Spanish properly.

reach

verbe intransitif (parvenir à un état)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Son grand-père est arrivé centenaire.
His grandfather has reached one hundred.

come to

(aborder : un sujet,...)

Nous arrivons à la question des licenciements. Et maintenant, j'en arrive à la question des primes.
Now I'm getting to the matter of bonuses.

sometimes do

(faire parfois [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il m'arrive de me dire que mon travail est utile.
I sometimes think to myself that the work I do is useful.

it is on its way

(service : cela va venir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it happens, that happens

(ça peut se produire)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sometimes

locution conjonction (parfois)

on occasion

(Ceci est arrivé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

What happened?

(que s'est-il passé ?)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

What happened?

(Quelles choses se sont produites ?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tous les objets sont tombés par terre, qu'est-il arrivé ?

Are we there yet?

(demande typique d'enfant en transport)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les enfants à l'arrière étaient agités et ne cessaient de demander : « Papa, quand est-ce qu'on arrive ? »

whatever happens

locution adverbiale (peu importe ce qu'il se passe)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quoi qu'il arrive, nous dînerons en route et arriverons en fin de soirée.
Whatever happens, we will eat on the way and get there by the end of the evening.

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