dépassement

French

Etymology

From dépasser (“to exceed; to surpass”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.pas.mɑ̃/ ~ /de.pɑs.mɑ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

dépassement m (plural dépassements)

1. excess, exceeding
2. passing, overtaking
3. overrun
4. overflow

Further reading

• “dépassement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.