Grammatical class
Adjective
portant
carrying
Details
Syllables
por-tant
Phonetics
pɔʁ.tɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
1316
Freq. (movies)
6444
Freq. (news)
1955
Variants
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