French word

déménagement

Pronunciation

IPA/demenaʒəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmove

Example

Nous organisons le déménagement la semaine prochaine.

We are organizing the move next week.

Illustration for déménagement (move)

More examples

J'ai trouvé un bon déménageur pour le déménagement.

I found a good mover for the move.

Core concept

A household's belongings leave one home in boxes and settle into another.

Common phrases

  • organiser le déménagement

    arrange the move

  • entreprise de déménagement

    moving company

  • frais de déménagement

    moving expenses

Similar words

emménagement: The act of bringing belongings into a new home and starting to live there.
installation: The placement of furniture or equipment so it is ready for use.
carton: A cardboard box used for packing belongings during a move.

Definition in French

Désigne l'action de quitter un logement pour s'installer dans un autre, ainsi que les opérations pratiques qui l'accompagnent.

Word origin

Déménagement is formed from déménager with the noun-forming suffix -ment; déménager comes from Old French desmesnagier, based on mesnage, an older form related to ménage and household management.

Usage tips

  • Déménagement is masculine, so the usual article is un, as in un déménagement, despite its action-like meaning in English.

Other meanings

  • relocationnoun

Opposites

  • emménagementmove-innoun

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