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dépendre

to depend

verb deh-PAHN-dr Less Common

Usage Note

Dépendre is always followed by de: ça dépend de toi (it depends on you). The common one-word answer ça dépend is an extremely frequent expression in conversation, meaning 'it depends.' The related noun is la dépendance (dependency, dependence).

Examples

"Ça dépend de la situation."

Natural Translation

It depends on the situation.

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