déchet

French

Etymology

Deverbal from déchoir. Several steps omitting from Latin dēcidō, from dē- + cadō.

Compare typologically German Abfall; Czech odpad (< Proto-Slavic *otъ + *padati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ʃɛ/
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Noun

déchet m (plural déchets)

  1. rubbish, trash
  2. (of a person, slang) a mess, a basket case (especially after having drunk alcohol)
    T'étais un vrai déchet cette soirée-là !
    You were truly a mess that evening!

Derived terms

Verb

déchet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of déchoir[1]

References

  1. ^ Bescherelle Poche, Conjugaison, Hatier, 2018, page 142

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