partant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.tɑ̃/

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Participle

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 partante, masculine plural partants, feminine plural partantes)

1. leaving, ready to leave
2. (informal) down, up for, game, keen, available

   Synonyms: chaud, d’attaque

   Je suis partante pour une partie d’échecs. ― I'm up for a game of chess.

Derived terms

• lanceur partant

 

Conjunction

partant

1. (literary) consequently, therefore
   • 1947, 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.

     But the prospect of guaranteed financial stability obtained by honest means, and consequently the opportunity to devote himself guilt-free to his favourite pastimes, appealed to him greatly.

Further reading

• “partant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.