dépendre

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See also: dependre and dependré

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.pɑ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēpendĕre, from Classical Latin dēpendēre. By surface analysis, dé- +‎ pendre.

Verb

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dépendre

  1. (absolutive) to depend (to be uncertain or contingent)
    Ça dépend.That depends.
  2. to depend (to be contingent) [with de ‘on something’]
    La réponse dépend de la question.The answer depends on the question.
    comme si sa vie en dépendaitlike one's life depended on it
    même si ma vie en dépendaitfor the life of me, to save my life
    • 2014, Paradis, Garde-le pour toi:
      Tout ce qu’on a de commun, garde-le pour toi. Ce que tu feras demain ne dépend pas de moi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to depend, to rely (for support) [with de ‘on someone’]
    On ne dépend de personne.We don't depend on anyone.
    Adrien et son frère dépendent l’un de l’autre.Adrien and his brother depend on each other.
  4. to belong to, to be part of [with de ‘something’]
    Il acheta l’établissement avec tout ce qui en dépendait.He purchased the establishment, along with all that belonged to it.
  5. (impersonal) it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or che (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated)
    • 1856, Francis Linossier, Les mystères de Lyon, page 181:
      S’il ne dépend que de moi, je vous promets de vous y faire arriver promptement.
      If it's up to me, I promise to get you there quickly.
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See also

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Etymology 2

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From dé- +‎ pendre.

Verb

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dépendre

  1. (transitive) to unhang
  2. (transitive) to remove from a gallows

Further reading

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