C’est parti is a French expression that translates literally to “it’s left” and means “And we’re off!”, “Here goes!” and “Here we go!”. It is used to signal the start of an action. Vous êtes prêts pour la leçon? C’est parti!
C’est parti !
And we’re off! / Here goes! / Here we go!
Example sentences
Tout le monde est prêt ? Allez, c’est parti !
Everybody ready? Here we go!
On commence dans trois secondes. Trois, deux, un. C’est parti !
We’ll start in three seconds. Three, two one – And we’re off!
A comonly used catchphrase is “C’est parti, mon kiki!”. Here, kiki doesn’t have any particular meaning. It’s just added for fun.
C’est parti, mon kiki !
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