durant
See also: durànt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).
Noun
durant
- Alternative form of durance
- (historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for durant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- truand, tundra
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /duˈɾant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /duˈɾan/
Etymology 1
From Latin dūrante, present participle of dūrāre (“to last”), attested from the 14th century.[1]
Preposition
durant
- for, during (over a period of time)
- 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona, volume 587, page 15:
- Reciclant una ampolla de plàstic s'estalvia energia per mantenir una bombeta de 60W encesa durant una hora i mitja.
- Recycling a plastic bottle saves [enough] energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.
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Verb
durant
- present participle of durar
References
- “durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “durant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “durant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “durant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy.ʁɑ̃/
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Preposition
durant
- during, while
- Synonym: pendant
Postposition
durant
- on end
- des heures durant ― for hours on end
Participle
durant
- present participle of durer
Further reading
- “durant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- truand
Latin
Verb
dūrant
- third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō
Occitan
Preposition
durant
- during
- Synonym: pendent
Verb
durant
- present participle of durar