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rasant

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English

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Etymology

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From French rasant.

Adjective

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rasant (not comparable)

  1. (military, obsolete) sweeping; flanking
    rasant fire

Anagrams

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French

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Participle

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rasant

  1. present participle of raser

Adjective

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rasant (feminine rasante, masculine plural rasants, feminine plural rasantes)

  1. shaving (lightly touching)
  2. boring (annoying)

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French rasant.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

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rasant (strong nominative masculine singular rasanter, comparative rasanter, superlative am rasantesten)

  1. rapid

Declension

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Further reading

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  • rasant” in Duden online
  • rasant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache