What does disparaître in French mean?

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

The word disparaître in French means disappear, disappear, disappear, disappear, disappear, vanish into thin air, take out of circulation, make disappear, have dealt with, everything must go. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word disparaître

disappear

verbe intransitif (ne plus être visible)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le sous-marin a disparu sous les eaux.
The submarine disappeared under the water.

disappear

verbe intransitif (ne plus être présent)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce feuilleton a disparu des écrans.
This soap opera has disappeared from our screens.

disappear

verbe intransitif (être introuvable)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le prisonnier a disparu, il n'est plus dans sa cellule.
The prisoner has disappeared; he is no longer in his cell.

disappear

verbe intransitif (mourir, cesser d'exister)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Beaucoup de patois auront bientôt disparu.
A lot of patois will soon have disappeared.

disappear

verbe intransitif (être caché par [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La mare a disparu sous une épaisse couche de glace.
The pond has disappeared under a thick layer of ice.

vanish into thin air

locution verbale (figuré (disparaître de façon non prévue)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

take out of circulation

locution verbale (rendre [qch/qqn] introuvable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make disappear, have dealt with

locution verbale (figuré (tuer [qqn]) (figurative, euphemism)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

everything must go

(tout doit être vendu)

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

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