French Conversation · Level 67
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French word
déportation
Pronunciation
IPA/depɔʁtasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundeportation
Example
Ils risquent la déportation.
They risk deportation.
More examples
Elle craint la déportation si son titre de séjour expire.
She fears deportation if her residence permit expires.
Core concept
A person forcibly moved beyond a territory's border under official authority.
Common phrases
risquer la déportation
risk deportation
menace de déportation
threat of deportation
ordre de déportation
deportation order
Similar words
expulsion: An administrative order requiring someone to leave a country.
renvoi: Returning someone to their country of origin during immigration procedures.
Definition in French
Mesure consistant à transférer de force une personne hors d'un territoire, souvent par décision judiciaire ou administrative.
Word origin
French déportation comes from Latin deportatio, from deportare, meaning to carry away, and uses the noun-forming suffix -ation.
Usage tips
- Déportation is feminine, so the usual article is la, as in la déportation.