Développer
Example: Nous allons développer un nouveau projet cette année.
Definition
"Développer" means to gradually grow or expand something, often by adding new features or details. It can refer to creating or improving projects, ideas, or physical objects, such as in the phrase: 'Nous allons développer un nouveau projet cette année,' meaning to work on a new project this year.
Etymology
The word "développer" comes from the Old French 'desveloper,' which means to unwrap or unfold. It originally referred to unrolling or exposing something and later evolved to mean expanding or elaborating an idea or object. Did you know? Its root is linked to 'envelop,' but with the opposite sense of uncovering rather than covering.
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"Développer" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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