exodus

UK
/ˈɛksədəs/
US
/ˈɛksədəs/

Translations

exodusnoun
exoduses
pl
UK
/ˈɛksədəs/
US
/ˈɛksədəs/
The exodus of workers from the rural areas to the cities has increased over the past decade.
L'exode des travailleurs des zones rurales vers les villes a augmenté au cours de la dernière décennie.
Additional translations
émigrationQuand le départ massif concerne surtout le passage d'un pays à un autre.
exodusverb
exodused
Past Simple
exodused
Past Participle
exodusing
Gerund
Informal, chiefly North American: intransitive verb meaning to depart en masse.
émigrerVerbe rare et informel ; employer surtout dans le sens de partir en masse.
Fearing further unrest, many families exodused from the capital overnight.
Craignant de nouveaux troubles, de nombreuses familles ont émigré de la capitale pendant la nuit.
exodusadjective
Attributive use: relating to or characteristic of a mass departure.
exodiqueSurtout dans un contexte savant ou biblique.
The authorities struggled to cope with the exodus situation at the border.
Les autorités ont eu du mal à gérer la situation exodique à la frontière.

Definitions

exodusnoun
A mass departure of people, especially emigrants.
The exodus of workers from the rural areas to the cities has increased over the past decade.
exodusverb
(intransitive, informal) To leave or migrate from a place in large numbers.
Fearing further unrest, many families exodused from the capital overnight.
exodusadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a mass departure of people.
The authorities struggled to cope with the exodus situation at the border.