contondant

French

Etymology

Present participle of the obsolete verb contondre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɔ̃.dɑ̃/

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Adjective

contondant (feminine contondante, masculine plural contondants, feminine plural contondantes)

1. blunt (instrument, weapon, tool)

   arme contondante ― blunt instrument

Participle

contondant

1. present participle of contondre

Related terms

• contusion

Further reading

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