French Conversation · Level 109
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French word
décalage
Pronunciation
IPA/dekalaʒ/
Meaning
- masculine noundifference
Example
Il y a un décalage entre nos horaires.
There is a difference between our schedules.
More examples
Le décalage générationnel crée parfois des malentendus.
The generational gap sometimes creates misunderstandings.
Core concept
A clock, alignment, or shared viewpoint with one part no longer matching the reference.
Common phrases
décalage générationnel
generational gap
décalage culturel
cultural gap
Similar words
retard: The state of being late or occurring after the planned time.
écart: The gap or difference between two things or amounts.
décalage horaire: The difference in standard time between countries or regions.
Definition in French
Exprime qu'une chose est décalée par rapport à une référence, que ce soit en position, en heure ou dans l'alignement des points de vue.
Word origin
French décalage developed from décaler, whose parts combine the idea of moving away with that of setting something in place.
Usage tips
- With a mismatch between two things, French commonly uses décalage entre, as in un décalage entre deux horaires.
Other meanings
- time differencenoun
- discrepancynoun
Opposites
- concordanceagreementnoun
Related words
- décaléout of stepadjective
- décalershiftverb