partant

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.tɑ̃/

Verb

partant

  1. present participle of partir

Noun

partant m (plural partants)

  1. runner, starter (in a foot race or horse race)
  2. a person who is leaving or departing

Adjective

partant (feminine singular partante, masculine plural partants, feminine plural partantes)

  1. leaving, ready to leave
  2. (informal) down, up for, game, keen, available
    Je suis partante pour une partie d'échecs.I'm up for a game of chess.
    Synonyms: chaud, d'attaque

Conjunction

partant

  1. (archaic, literary) consequently, therefore
    • (Can we date this quote?), Albert Camus, La Peste:
      Mais la perspective d'une vie matérielle assurée par des moyens honnêtes, et, partant, la possibilité de se livrer sans remords à ses occupations favorites lui souriait beaucoup.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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