🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Déverrouillage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Déverrouillage

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unfastening/ʌnˈfæstənɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le déverrouillage de la porte a été facile."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of loosening or releasing something that is fastened.

    "The unfastening of the seatbelt allowed her to get out of the car."
  2. 2

    A state of being unfastened.

    "The unfastening of the package revealed its contents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unfastening' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of', combined with the verb 'fasten', which comes from Middle English 'fasten', meaning 'to make firm or secure'. The evolution of the term reflects a shift from securing to the act of loosening or releasing.

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