French word

déconnecter

Pronunciation

IPA/dekonɛkte/

Meaning

  • verbdisconnect

Example

Pour réparer, il faut déconnecter l'appareil du réseau.

To repair it, you have to disconnect the device from the network.

Illustration for déconnecter (disconnect)

More examples

Si tu partages l'ordinateur, pense à te déconnecter.

If you share the computer, remember to log out.

Core concept

An active connection switched from communicating to disconnected, whether it joins hardware or a logged-in service.

Common phrases

  • se déconnecter de son compte

    log out of your account

  • déconnecter la prise

    disconnect the plug

Similar words

débrancher: Removes a power plug or cable to disconnect the device electrically.
se déconnecter: Signs out of an account or device, ending the current login session.
couper: Stops the flow of power or a line, thereby breaking the connection.
désactiver: Switches off a feature or setting so its service or connection becomes inactive.

Definition in French

Retirer ou interrompre une connexion établie, soit physiquement (câble, prise) soit logiquement (session, service), de façon à arrêter la communication.

Word origin

Déconnecter is a French formation from dé- and connecter, whose Latin source connectere combines con- with nectere, 'to bind'.

Usage tips

  • Se déconnecter is the usual reflexive form when a person logs out or a device leaves a service, rather than someone disconnecting it.

Other meanings

  • detachverb

Opposites

Related words

  • déconnexiondisconnectionnoun

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