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Confused by the Meaning of Partir in the Dialogue
In Session 19 of French 5, Olivier says he has been working on selling a project to Japan. Then he says that last week he was supposed to leave there to make a presentation -- je devais y partir -- but it didn't happen because they canceled the trip. The impression given to me is that Olivier has been in Japan, was supposed to leave Japan to go elsewhere, but did not do so (which would mean that he is still in Japan). But later in the dialogue we come to understand that he is in Europe and it was the trip TO Japan that was canceled. So far, I've only understood partir to mean leaving or going away from a place. Does it also sometimes mean going to a place?