dépôt
deposit
In French, the word 'dépôt' can refer to a deposit, such as a financial deposit or a deposit of goods. It can also refer to a location where something is deposited, such as a bus depot or a depot for storing goods. The word is pronounced 'day-poh'.
Example sentences using: dépôt
Je dois faire un dépôt à la banque aujourd'hui.
I have to make a deposit at the bank today.
In this context, 'dépôt' refers to the act of depositing money or goods into a bank account. It is used to express the speaker's obligation (represented by 'dois') to perform a bank transaction.
Le dépôt est fermé le week-end.
The depot is closed on the weekend.
Here, 'dépôt' is used to refer to a storage facility or a warehouse which, in this case, is not operational during the weekends as specified by 'fermé le week-end'.
Ce train part du dépôt à minuit.
This train leaves the depot at midnight.
In this example, 'dépôt' is used to refer to a place where vehicles, especially trains, are kept and maintained when not in use. The sentence expresses that the train departs ('part') from this location at a specific time, midnight in this case.