French Conversation · Level 12
90 words
French word
arrivant
Pronunciation
IPA/aʁivɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounnewcomer
Example
Chaque arrivant doit s'inscrire à l'accueil.
Each newcomer must register at the front desk.
More examples
En tant que nouvel arrivant, il a demandé un plan de la ville.
As a newcomer, he asked for a map of the city.
Core concept
A newcomer at the threshold of a place, present but not yet part of its familiar social circle.
Common phrases
nouvel arrivant
newcomer
Similar words
nouveau-venu: Someone who came recently and is not yet well known there.
étranger: Someone from outside the country or region.
immigré: Someone who settled in the country after moving from abroad.
visiteur: Someone who has come to stay for a limited time.
Definition in French
Personne qui vient d'arriver dans un lieu et qui n'est pas encore installée ou connue des autres.
Word origin
Arrivant is the present participle of arriver used as a noun, while arriver comes through Old French ariver from Latin arripare, 'reach the shore', from ripa, 'bank'.
Usage tips
- The feminine noun is arrivante, as in un nouvel arrivant and une nouvelle arrivante.