tournant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.nɑ̃/

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Participle

tournant

1. present participle of tourner

Adjective

tournant (feminine tournante, masculine plural tournants, feminine plural tournantes)

1. turning
2. revolving (door)
3. swivel (chair)

Derived terms

• plaque tournante
• pont tournant

Noun

tournant m (plural tournants)

1. bend, turn, corner
2. turning point

Derived terms

• attendre au tournant
• femme au volant, mort au tournant

Further reading

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