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leave
go away
depart
Je vais partir au travail, à plus tard !
I'm going to leave for work, see you later!
start from
be based on (an idea, point of departure)
Il faut partir de l'hypothèse que tout le monde est d'accord.
We must start from the assumption that everyone agrees.
start
begin (to operate)
get going (engine, machine, event)
Il faut appuyer sur le bouton pour faire partir la machine.
You need to press the button to get the machine started.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Partir is a verb meaning "to leave" or "to depart." It implies movement away from a place.
USAGE
Use partir when someone or something is setting off, beginning a journey, or exiting a location.
Examples: *Je pars demain.* (I'm leaving tomorrow.) *Ils sont partis en vacances.* (They left for vacation.)
CONJUGATION - 3rd Group
Je pars
Tu pars
Il/elle/on part
Nous partons
Vous partez
Ils/elles partent
TRAPS
Partir uses "être" as its auxiliary verb in compound tenses (e.g., *il est parti*, not *il a parti*).
Do not confuse it with "quitter," which means "to leave *something/someone*" and always takes a direct object (e.g., *quitter la maison*, *quitter son ami*). Partir typically doesn't.