Décalage

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Versatz oder Entfernung von einer Norm oder Referenz. , 🇪🇸 desfasado o alejado con respecto a una norma o referencia , 🇮🇹 scostamento o allontanamento rispetto a una norma o a un riferimento , 🇵🇹 distanciado ou fora de alinhamento em relação a uma norma ou referência , 🇨🇳 与标准或参照相偏离的状态。 , 🇯🇵 基準や参照からずれた状態。 , 🇰🇷 기준이나 참조에서 벗어난. , 🇸🇦 متأخر أو بعيد عن معيار أو مرجع , 🇮🇳 किसी मानक या संदर्भ के सापेक्ष विचलित या अलग

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Etymology

The noun **décalage** comes from the French verb **décaler** ‘to shift, to set off’. **Décaler** is a de‑prefixed form of **caler** ‘to set or align’, which goes back to Latin **calare** meaning ‘to set in place’ (originally from the idea of fixing something solid). The meaning evolved from mechanical alignment to any kind of offset or lag from a norm or reference point.

Synonyms

écart divergence désalignement déviation disparité non-congruence inéquivalence

Antonyms

congruence conformité correspondance alignement