retombées
Retombées is a French noun (feminine plural) derived from the verb retomber. It designates the consequences, effects, or by-products that follow a primary action or event, as well as material that falls back to the ground after being displaced. The term is used in both figurative senses (repercussions or spillovers) and literal senses (deposits that settle from the air, water or other media).
In economic and policy discourse, retombées typically refer to indirect benefits or costs resulting from a
In environmental and health contexts, retombées can denote radioactive or chemical fallout that settles on land
In media and cultural discourse, retombées describe attention, coverage or reputational effects stemming from an event
Notes: the term is closely related to retomber and to more general concepts such as répercussions and