What does arrivée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrivée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrivée in French.

The word arrivée in French means arrival, arrival, finish, inlet, arrival, successful, success, arrive at, come, approach, come, happen to, happen, occur, get closer, reach, manage to do, reach, come to, sometimes do, upon my arrival, when I arrived, air inlet, water mains inlet, gas stopcock, gas inlet, incoming mail, incoming post, incoming correspondence, arrival time, time of arrival, finishing line, finish line, point of arrival. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrivée

arrival

nom féminin (fin de déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrivée du train est prévue à midi pile.
The arrival of the train is expected at noon precisely.

arrival

nom féminin (venue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrivée des policiers a mis fin au tapage nocturne.
The arrival of the police put an end to the nighttime disturbance.

finish

nom féminin (point final de trajet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrivée de l'étape a lieu à l'Alpe d'Huez.
The finish for this stage is in Alpe d'Huez.

inlet

nom féminin (point de fourniture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sais-tu où est l'arrivée d'eau de la maison ?
Do you know where the water inlet is in this house?

arrival

(qui a atteint sa destination, présent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers arrivés seront les mieux servis.
The first arrivals will get the best stuff.

successful

adjectif (vieilli (qui a réussi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cela lui a pris du temps mais c'est maintenant une femme arrivée.
It took her some time, but now she is a successful woman.

success

(vieilli (qui a réussi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet arriviste est maintenant un arrivé.
That social climber is now a success.

arrive at

verbe intransitif (parvenir à destination) (place)

Nous arriverons à l'hôtel à 2 h.
We'll arrive at the hotel at 2 o'clock.

come

verbe intransitif (venir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les touristes mexicains arrivent demain matin. Attends-moi, j'arrive !
The Mexican tourists arrive tomorrow morning.

approach

verbe intransitif (approcher de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le jeune homme arrivait vers moi d'un pas nonchalant.
The young man approached me at a leisurely pace.

come

verbe intransitif (parvenir à [qqn])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Une odeur de brûlé arrivait de la cuisine.
A burning smell reached us from the kitchen.

happen to

(survenir, se produire)

Il est arrivé une drôle d'histoire à Mathieu. Toi aussi tu as marché dans une crotte de chien ce matin ? Moi, ça m'est arrivé la semaine dernière.

happen, occur

verbe intransitif (se produire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce phénomène arrive une fois par siècle.
This phenomenon occurs once in every century.

get closer

verbe intransitif (être imminent)

Super, les vacances arrivent ! Le jour du mariage arrive à grands pas.
Excellent! The holidays are nearly here!

reach

(parvenir à un certain niveau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet athlète a dû s'entraîner dur pour arriver à un tel niveau.
That athlete must have trained hard to reach that level.

manage to do

locution verbale (parvenir à faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'arrive enfin à bien prononcer l'espagnol.
I'm finally managing to pronounce Spanish properly.

reach

verbe intransitif (parvenir à un état)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Son grand-père est arrivé centenaire.
His grandfather has reached one hundred.

come to

(aborder : un sujet,...)

Nous arrivons à la question des licenciements. Et maintenant, j'en arrive à la question des primes.
Now I'm getting to the matter of bonuses.

sometimes do

(faire parfois [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il m'arrive de me dire que mon travail est utile.
I sometimes think to myself that the work I do is useful.

upon my arrival, when I arrived

locution adverbiale (dès mon arrivée)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À mon arrivée, les enfants étaient déjà couchés.

air inlet

nom féminin (bouche d'aération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

water mains inlet

nom féminin (robinet général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas stopcock, gas inlet

nom féminin (point de fourniture de gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrivée de gaz se règle par un robinet.

incoming mail, incoming post, incoming correspondence

nom masculin (courrier reçu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le courrier à l'arrivée est le courrier reçu le matin dans une entreprise.

arrival time, time of arrival

nom féminin (moment d'arrivée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

finishing line, finish line

nom féminin (zone finale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le coureur espagnol qui a franchi la ligne d'arrivée en premier.

point of arrival

nom masculin (lieu d'arrivée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous partirons chacun de notre côté et nous retrouverons au point d'arrivée.

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