French Conversation · Level 23
90 words
French word
arrivée
Pronunciation
IPA/aʁive/
Meaning
- feminine nounarrival
Example
Nous attendons l'arrivée du bus.
We are waiting for the bus's arrival.
More examples
L'arrivée à l'aéroport a été retardée.
The arrival at the airport was delayed.
Core concept
A person or vehicle reaching its destination, with the movement and the moment of reaching it forming one event.
Common phrases
l'arrivée du bus
the arrival of the bus
l'arrivée à l'aéroport
arrival at the airport
heure d'arrivée
arrival time
Similar words
départ: The act or time of setting out on a journey.
destination: The place reached at the end of a journey.
venue: The event of someone or something coming or appearing.
Definition in French
Action d'arriver en un lieu, ou moment précis où une personne, un véhicule ou une chose atteint sa destination.
Word origin
Arrivée is the feminine noun formed from arriver's past participle, from Old French ariver and ultimately Latin ad ripam, 'to the shore'.
Usage tips
- Arrivée is feminine, so standard forms include une arrivée and l'arrivée, with the article elided before the vowel.