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courant meaning in English

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dans le courant preposition

in the swim(actively participating in the flow of events)
preposition

dans le sens du courant (descente adverbe

downstream◼◼◼(Following the path of a river or stream)
adverb
[UK: daʊn.ˈstriːm] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌstrim]

détourner le courant électrique verbe

shunt [shunted, shunting, shunts](to divert electric current)
verb
[UK: ʃʌnt] [US: ˈʃənt]

dispositif différentiel à courant résiduel nom {m}

residual-current device(a device that breaks an electric circuit)
noun

en langage courant adjectif

vernacular◼◼◼(pertaining to everyday language)
adjective
[UK: və.ˈnæ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: vər.ˈnæ.kjə.lər]

être au courant verbe

know [knew, known, knowing, knows]◼◼◼(be informed about)
verb
[UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ]

ligne de courant nom {f}

streamline◼◼◼(line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid)
noun
[UK: ˈstriːm.laɪn] [US: ˈstriːm.ˌlaɪn]

main courante nom {f}

handrail [handrails]◼◼◼(rail which can be held)
noun
[UK: ˈhæn.dreɪl] [US: ˈhæn.ˌdrel]

main courante nom

grabrail(handrail)
noun

mettre au courant verbe

update [updated, updating, updates]◼◼◼(to advise a person so that they are up to date)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈdeɪt] [US: ˌʌp.ˈdeɪt]

monnaie courante nom {f}

common currency◼◼◼noun

panne de courant nom

power failure◼◼◼(power failure, see also: power cut; outage; blackout)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r) ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər ˈfeɪ.ljər]

sous-courant nom {m}

undercurrent [undercurrents]◼◼◼(current of water which flows under the surface)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.dək.ʌ.rənt] [US: ˈʌn.dərˌk.ə.rənt]

tenir quelqu'un au courant verbe

keep someone posted(inform of latest developments)
verb

timbre d'usage courant nom

definitive(philately: ordinary postage stamp)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈfɪ.nə.tɪv] [US: də.ˈfɪ.nə.tɪv]

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