durant

See also: durànt and Durant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (to last).

Noun

durant

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of durance (duration)[1]
  2. (historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

References

Anagrams

Aragonese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈɾan/
  • Syllabification: du‧rant
  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (to last).

Preposition

durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    Reciclando una botella de plastico se cabida prou enerchia ta mantenir una bombeta de 60W encendida durant una hora y meya.
    Recycling a plastic bottle saves enough energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.

Etymology 2

Verb

durant

  1. gerund of durar in Ribagorçan.

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [duˈɾan]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [duˈɾant]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (to last). First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Preposition

durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    • 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona[1], 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.

Etymology 2

Verb

durant

  1. gerund of durar

References

  1. ^ durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dy.ʁɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Preposition

durant

  1. during, while
    Synonym: pendant

Postposition

durant

  1. on end
    des heures durantfor hours on end

Participle

durant

  1. present participle of durer

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō

Occitan

Preposition

durant

  1. during
    Synonym: pendent

Verb

durant

  1. present participle of durar