partir

A. vi (+ v être)

• 1 to leave, to go partir à pied = to leave on foot partir en courant = to run off partir sans laisser d'adresse = to disappear without trace partir loin/à Paris = to go far away/to Paris partir en week-end = to go away for the weekend partir à la pêche = to go fishing partir en tournée = to set off on tour (GB) or on a tour partir en retraite = to retire Definition of leave in the British & World English dictionary Definition of leave in the US English dictionary Translate leave | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 [vehicle, train] to leave; [plane] to take off; [motor] to start les coureurs sont partis = the runners are off à vos marques, prêts, partez! = on your marks, get set, go! Definition of leave in the British & World English dictionary Definition of leave in the US English dictionary Translate leave | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 [bullet] to be fired; [cork] to shoot out; [capsule] to shoot off; [retort] to slip out le coup de feu est parti = the gun went off il était tellement énervé que la gifle est partie toute seule = he was so angry that he slapped him/her before he could stop himselfTranslate shoot out | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 [path, road] to start partir favori = to start favourite (GB) partir battu d'avance = to be doomed from the start partir de rien = to start from nothing c'est parti! = go! et voilà, c'est parti, il pleut! (fam) = here we go, it's raining! être bien parti = to have got (GB) or gotten (US) off to a good start être bien parti pour gagner = to seem all set to win c'est mal parti (fam) = things don't look too good Definition of start in the British & World English dictionary Definition of start in the US English dictionary Translate start | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5partir de = to start from [idea] partir du principe que = to work on the assumption that partir d'une bonne intention = to be well-meant

• 6 [stain] to come out; [smell] to go; [enamel, button] to come off Definition of come out in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come out in the US English dictionary Translate come out | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 [parcel, application] to be sent (off)

• 8quand il est parti on ne l'arrête plus (fam) = once he starts or gets going there's no stopping him

B. phr (à partir de)

• from à partir de 16 heures/de 2 000 euros = from 4 o'clock onwards/2,000 euros à partir du moment où = as soon as; = as long as fabriqué à partir d'un alliage = made from an alloy Definition of from in the British & World English dictionary Definition of from in the US English dictionary Translate from | into German | into Italian | into Spanish