Grammatical class

Adjective

portant

carrying

Details

Syllables

por-tant

Phonetics

pɔʁ.tɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

1316

Freq. (movies)

6444

Freq. (news)

1955

Sentences

Il a tiré à bout portant.

He fired at point blank range.

A1

Elle a mis au monde un bébé bien portant.

She gave birth to a healthy baby.

A1

Le vieux est bien portant et fort comme un chêne.

The old fellow is as healthy and as strong as an oak.

A2

La victime a été abattue à bout portant.

The victim was shot at close range.

B1

Ça ressemble à une blessure par balle tirée à bout portant.

This looks like a close-range gunshot wound.

B1

Les colons ont tiré sur l'agriculteur indigène à bout portant.

The settlers killed the indigenous farmer at close range.

B2