différées

Différées is the feminine plural form of the French adjective différé and of the past participle différé. It is used to describe things that have been postponed or delayed relative to a planned schedule. As a grammatical form, diffé rées agrees with feminine plural nouns, for example: dates différées, mesures différées, épreuves différées. The masculine counterparts are différé (singular), différés (masculine plural), and the feminine singular diff érée.

Etymology and usage context: différer, from Latin differre meaning to carry away or postpone, entered French with the sense of delaying or postponing an action or event. In contemporary usage, diffé rées appears mainly in formal, administrative, legal, financial, or technical writing to indicate that an item’s timing has been adjusted rather than canceled. It conveys a planned or permitted postponement, as opposed to an unintended delay.

Nuance and synonyms: diffèrent from synonyms such as retardé, reporté, or postposé in everyday language; diffé rées tends to be preferred in official or technical contexts to describe scheduled postponements. The adjective is inflected to match the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

Examples:

- Les dates différées seront communiquées ultérieurement.

- Des épreuves différées ont été prévues en raison de conditions extraordinaires.

- Les paiements différés restent soumis à des conditions spécifiques (masculine plural example).

In sum, différées denotes feminine plural instances of a postponement or delay, commonly found in formal discourse to describe deferred aspects of schedules, deadlines, or procedures.