Grammatical class

Noun

courant

current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.)

Details

Syllables

cou-rant

Phonetics

ku.ʁɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1463

Freq. (movies)

3906

Freq. (news)

1306

Sentences

Courant électrique

Electric current

A1

Coupe le courant.

Turn the electricity off.

A1

Il est au courant.

He is in the know.

A1

Es-tu au courant ?

Are you in the loop?

A1

Coupez le courant.

Cut the power off.

A1

Ils sont au courant.

They know.

A2

Tiens-moi au courant.

Keep me informed.

A2

Tom partit en courant.

Tom went running.

B1

Tom nage contre le courant.

Tom is swimming against the tide.

B1

Le courant est rapide par ici.

The current is rapid around here.

B1

Il faut que tu sois au courant.

You need to know.

B1

Il y a eu une coupure de courant.

There's been a power cut.

C1