partir

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾˈti/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pərˈti/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /paɾˈtiɾ/

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parteixo, past participle partit)

1. to divide, to split
2. to part, to split up
3. to share

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō.

Verb

partir

1. to go away, leave, depart

Etymology

From Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.tiʁ/

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• Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

partir

1. (obsolete, transitive) to share, to share out, to divide

   Avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'un.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (intransitive) to go away, leave, depart
   • Attributed to Alphonse Allais

     Partir, c'est mourir un peu, mais mourir, c'est partir beaucoup.

     Parting is a little bit of dying, but dying is the great parting.

3. (intransitive) to originate

   Toutes les artères partent du cœur. ― All arteries originate from the heart.

4. (intransitive) to die

   Il ne s'est pas vu partir ― He has not seen death

5. (intransitive, figuratively) to emanate

   Cette croyance est partie d'un mauvais principe.

   This belief emanates from an evil principle.

6. (Quebec, informal, transitive) to start

   partir une affaire ― to start a business

Further reading

• “partir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parto, first-person singular preterite partín, past participle partido)

1. to go away, to leave, to depart
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of partir
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of partir

Verb

partir

1. Apocopic form of partire

Alternative forms

• partì‎

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Verb

partir

1. to depart, leave

Etymology

From Old French partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Verb

partir

1. (intransitive or reflexive, se partir) to leave
2. (transitive) to divide up
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:

     Nous partons le fruict de nostre chasse avec noz chiens et oyseaux, comme la peine et l’industrie.

     We divide up the fruit of our hunt with our dogs and birds, just as we do the pain and the hard work.

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Verb

partir

1. (intransitive) to leave
2. (reflexive, se partir) to leave
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     S’il ne vos doit peser,
     Sire, de ci me partirai.
     En ma chanbre couchier m’irai

     If it doesn't bother you
     Sire, I will go from here
     To my chamber to go to bed

3. to divide up
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan:

     La nostre amur, nostre desir
     ne pot unques nuls hom partir

     Our love, our desire
     no man can split it up

Etymology

From Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paʁ.ˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
  • (Paulistano) IPA^(key): [paɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): [paɹˈt͡ʃi(ɹ)]
  • (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pahˈti(h)/

Verb

partir (first-person singular present indicative parto, past participle partido)

1. (transitive) to split (to divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)

   Tente partir esse pedaço de madeira.

   Try to split this piece of wood.

   Synonyms: dividir, quebrar (without the suggestion of equal parts)

2. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to split; to break apart (to become divided, especially in two roughly equal parts)

   O meu monitor se partiu em mil pedacinhos com a pancada.

   My monitor burst into a thousand little pieces with the blow.

   Synonym: quebrar (without the suggestion of equal parts)

3. (formal, intransitive) to depart; to leave; to go away

   Temos que partir da cidade o quanto antes.

   We have to leave the city as soon as possible.

   Synonyms: sair, ir embora

4. (euphemistic, intransitive) to leave us; to depart (to die)

   Meu tio partiu ontem de noite.

   My uncle departed last night.

   Synonyms: morrer (general), falecer (polite), bater as botas (impolite)

5. (transitive with de) to come from (to be caused by)

   De onde partiram suas dúvidas?

   Where do your doubts come from?

   Synonym: surgir

6. (colloquial, transitive with para) to start behaving in a particular way (especially violent behaviour)

   Me dê o dinheiro senão eu vou ter que partir pra violência.

   Give me the money or I’ll have to go violent on you.

7. (colloquial, transitive with para or para cima de) to fall on; to attack

   O cachorro partiu para cima de mim assim que me viu.

   The dog attacked me as soon as it saw me.

   Synonyms: atacar, investir

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”).

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parto, first-person singular preterite partí, past participle partido)

1. to divide, to split
2. to go away, to leave, to depart
3. (reflexive, partirse) to crack up, have a laugh
4. (colloquial, reflexive, partirse) to fall in love

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (“I distribute, divide”). Compare Italian partire.

Verb

partir

1. (transitive) to leave