English

Noun

courant ‎(plural courants)

1. A piece of music in triple time.
2. A lively dance; a coranto.

Etymology 2

From French courant ‎(“running”).

Noun

courant ‎(plural courants)

1. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.

Adjective

courant ‎(not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Represented as running.

   a classical lion courant

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• IPA^(key): /kuˈrɑnt/

Etymology

From French courant.

Adjective

courant ‎(comparative couranter, superlative courantst)

1. current, prevalent, standard

   En hier hebben we ons meest courante model.

   And this is our best-selling model.

   Optellen en vermenigvuldigen zijn de meest courante rekenbewerkingen.

   Addition and multiplication are the most prevalent mathematical operations.

Inflection

Noun

courant n ‎(plural couranten, diminutive courantje n)

1. currency

courant f ‎(plural couranten, diminutive courantje n)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of krant; newspaper

Synonyms

• (currency): betaalmiddel, valuta, geld
• (newspaper): krant, dagblad, (Flemish) gazet

References

• prof. dr. W. Martin, prof. dr. G.A.J. Tops et.al., Groot Woordenboek Nederlands–Engels, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen, 1998 [Dutch–English dictionary]

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Verb

courant

1. present participle of courir

Noun

courant m ‎(plural courants)

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

   courant électrique

   electric current

Adjective

courant m ‎(feminine singular courante, masculine plural courants, feminine plural courantes)

1. current, present
2. (language skills) fluent
3. common

Derived terms

• au courant
• couramment
• dans le courant de