French word

rapatrié

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁapatʁije/

Meaning

  • masculine nounreturnee

Example

Le rapatrié est fatigué.

The returnee is tired.

Illustration for rapatrié (returnee)

More examples

La mairie aide les rapatriés.

City hall helps the returnees.

Core concept

A weary traveler stepping onto home soil after an organized return operation.

Common phrases

  • les rapatriés

    the returnees

Similar words

immigré: Someone who has moved to another country to live there.
réfugié: Someone who escaped to another country because of danger or persecution and seeks protection.
expatrié: Someone residing abroad for an extended period because of work, study, or similar activities.

Definition in French

Personne revenue dans son pays d'origine à la suite d'une opération de rapatriement, souvent organisée par une autorité ou une ONG.

Word origin

Rapatrié is the past participle and noun formed from rapatrier, built with re- ('again') and patrie ('homeland'), from Latin patria.

Usage tips

  • Rapatrié has a formal administrative and news-related tone, while de retour or rentré often sounds more natural in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • repatriatenoun

Opposites

  • expatriéexpatriatenoun
  • émigréemigrantnoun

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