pesant
See also: pésant
Catalan
Verb
pesant
- present participle of pesar
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.zɑ̃/
Verb
pesant
- present participle of peser
Adjective
pesant (feminine singular pesante, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantes)
Usage notes
- In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.
See also
Further reading
- “pesant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From pesâ.
Adjective
pesant
Synonyms
Old French
Verb
pesant
- present participle of peser
Adjective
pesant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pesant or pesante)
- heavy
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
- c'est mes haubers,
s'est ausi pesanz come fers.- It's my chainmail
It's as heavy as iron.
- It's my chainmail
- c'est mes haubers,
-
Romansch
Alternative forms
Adjective
pesant m (feminine singular pesanta, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantas)
Synonyms
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