déjà
French
Etymology
From Middle French desia, from Old French des ja corresponding to dès + jà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ʒa/
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Adverb
déjà
- already
- Il y a fort longtemps déjà, par un bel après-midi... ― A long long time ago on a beautiful afternoon...
- again (following a question)
- Quel est son nom déjà? - What's his name again?
- for a start
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Further reading
- “déjà” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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