courant

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From French.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

courant, courante (comparative couranter, courantere; superlative courantst, courantste)

  1. current, prevalent, standard
    En hier hebben we ons meest courante model.
    And this is our best-selling model.
    Optellen en vermenigvuldigen zijn de meest courante rekenbewerkingen.
    Addition and multiplication are the most prevalent mathematical operations.

[edit] Noun

courant n. (plural couranten, diminutive courantje)

  1. currency

courant m. and f. (plural couranten, diminutive courantje)

  1. (archaic) newspaper

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[edit] References

  • prof. dr. W. Martin, prof. dr. G.A.J. Tops et.al., Groot Woordenboek Nederlands–Engels, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen, 1998 [Dutch–English dictionary]

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

courant

  1. Present participle of courir.

[edit] Noun

courant m. (plural courants)

  1. current (of water, electricity, thought etc)
    courant électrique
    electric current

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[edit] Adjective

courant m. (f. courante, m. plural courants, f. plural courantes)

  1. current, present
  2. (language skills) fluent
  3. common
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