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Learn French: disparaître - to disappear

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/Past time marker (il y a...)
/disparaître

disparaître

Word

disparaître

Meaning

to disappear

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Past time marker (il y a...)

Usages of disparaître

Cette ancienne civilisation a disparu il y a un millénaire.

This ancient civilization disappeared a millennium ago.

La belle statue a disparu il y a longtemps.

The beautiful statue disappeared a long time ago.

Une civilisation a disparu il y a un siècle.

A civilization disappeared a century ago.

Je lisais quand la lumière et le courant ont disparu.

I was reading when the light and the power disappeared.

Le problème était que le voleur avait déjà disparu.

The problem was that the thief had already disappeared.

J'ai pensé que le brouillard disparaîtrait vite.

I thought that the fog would disappear quickly.

Le marin dont le bateau avait disparu a navigué sur l'océan.

The sailor whose boat had disappeared sailed on the ocean.

Le lapin qui venait de disparaître dort.

The rabbit that had just disappeared is sleeping.

La cité antique aurait disparu pendant une tempête.

The ancient city would have disappeared during a storm.

C'est le désert où la cité antique aurait disparu.

This is the desert where the ancient city would have disappeared.

À peine l'homme voit-il la comète qu'elle disparaît.

Barely does the man see the comet when it disappears.

Quand l'énergie fossile aura disparu et que l'usine nucléaire aura fermé, ce sera formidable.

When fossil energy has disappeared and the nuclear plant has closed, it will be wonderful.

Le phénomène avait disparu ; toujours est-il qu'il est inexpliqué.

The phenomenon had disappeared; the fact remains that it is unexplained.

L'apparition avait disparu près du repaire.

The apparition had disappeared near the lair.

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