déjà
Appearance
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)
- Synonym: (Alsace) encore
- Comment il s’appelle, 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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