battant

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.tɑ̃/ === Adjective === battant (feminine battante, masculine plural battants, feminine plural battantes) beating une pluie battante ― a beating rain ==== Derived terms ==== tambour battant === Noun === battant m (plural battants) a leaf (of a door or a window) une porte à deux battants ― a set of double doors a leaf (of a foldable table or a counter) a stayer, a fighter, a go-getter (someone who shoots for success despite obstacles) ==== Derived terms ==== porte à deux battants === Participle === battant present participle of battre === Further reading === “battant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbat.tant] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbat.tant] === Verb === battant third-person plural present active subjunctive of battō