Disparaître
Example: Les étoiles commencent à disparaître au lever du soleil.
Definition
"Disparaître" means to cease to be visible or to vanish from sight. It describes the action of something or someone no longer being seen, as when stars begin to disappear at sunrise. It is used to indicate the process of fading away or going out of view.
Etymology
The word "disparaître" comes from the Latin 'disparēre,' which combines 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'parēre' meaning 'to appear.' So, "disparaître" literally means 'to not appear' or 'to vanish.' Did you know it shares roots with the English word 'disappear'?
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"Disparaître" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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