French word

expatrier

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛkspatʁije/

Meaning

  • verbmove abroad

Example

Je vais m'expatrier l'année prochaine.

I am going to move abroad next year.

Illustration for expatrier (move abroad)

More examples

Ils ont décidé de s'expatrier pour le travail.

They decided to relocate abroad for work.

Core concept

A person crossing out of the homeland to put down roots in another country.

Common phrases

  • s'expatrier à l'étranger

    relocate abroad

  • s'expatrier pour le travail

    relocate abroad for work

Similar words

s'expatrier: To move abroad voluntarily and live there for a long period.
immigrer: To enter a country and begin living there long term.
émigrer: To leave one's country and settle in another.
s'installer: To begin living in a new place and make it home.

Definition in French

Faire passer quelqu'un hors de son pays ; au sens réfléchi, partir s'installer durablement à l'étranger (partir vivre dans un autre pays).

Word origin

Expatrier comes from Latin expatriāre, built from ex- meaning 'out of' and patria meaning 'homeland'.

Usage tips

  • The pronominal form s'expatrier describes moving abroad oneself, while expatrier someone can mean sending that person out of the country.

Other meanings

  • exileverb

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