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point of departure:
- point de départ; idée fondamentale
Wiktionary:
- point of departure → point de départ, point de repère, piste, amorce, clef

English

Detailed Translations for point of departure from English to French

point of departure:

point of departure [the ~] noun

the point of departure (starting point; basic assumption; basic principle; basis; principle; motivation)
le point de départ; l'idée fondamentale
- point de départ [le ~] noun
- idée fondamentale [la ~] noun

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Synonyms for "point of departure":

jumping-off place; beginning; origin; root; rootage; source
springboard; jumping-off point; start; commencement

Related Definitions for "point of departure":

a beginning from which an enterprise is launched¹
- the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out¹
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched¹
- my point of departure was San Francisco¹

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Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• point of departure	→ point de départ	↔ uitgangspunt — de aannames en veronderstellingen waar men vanuit gaat
• point of departure	→ point de repère; point de départ; piste; amorce; clef	↔ aanknopingspunt — feit of gegeven op basis waarvan wordt voortgebouwd, verder geredeneerd enz.
• point of departure	→ point de départ	↔ aangrijpingspunt — iets dat als basis dient
• point of departure	→ point de départ	↔ Ausgangspunkt — Ort, an dem man eine Reise oder Ähnliches beginnen

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