French Conversation · Level 49
75 words
French word
rapatriement
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁapatʁimɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounrepatriation
Example
Le rapatriement des réfugiés s'est déroulé hier.
The repatriation of the refugees took place yesterday.
More examples
L'ambassade a organisé le rapatriement des ressortissants.
The embassy arranged the repatriation of nationals.
Core concept
A formal operation that brings people or assets back under the responsibility of their country of origin.
Common phrases
rapatriement des ressortissants
repatriation of nationals
rapatriement sanitaire
medical repatriation
rapatriement des corps
repatriation of remains
Similar words
transfert: The movement of funds or documents from one place to another.
renvoi: The administrative return of a foreign national to their home country.
retour: The act of returning to a place of departure or to one's home country.
Definition in French
Désigne le fait de ramener dans son pays d'origine des personnes, des biens ou des capitaux.
Word origin
The noun comes from rapatrier plus -ment; rapatrier is built on re- and patrie, which ultimately comes from Latin patria.
Usage tips
- Rapatriement belongs mainly to administrative, diplomatic, and economic language, while ordinary personal returns are often called retour.
Other meanings
- returnnoun
Opposites
- expatriationexpatriationnoun
- exilexilenoun