décrochage

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ/
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Noun

décrochage m (plural décrochages)

  1. (aeronautics) stall, loss of lift
  2. (Quebec) the action of dropping out of school prematurely

Usage notes

  • The sense dropping out is used mostly of dropouts who give up school at the secondary or CEGEP level without acquiring a professional or higher education.

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