"collant" meaning in French

See collant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔ.lɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-collant.ogg Forms: collante [feminine], collants [masculine, plural], collantes [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} collant (feminine collante, masculine plural collants, feminine plural collantes)
  1. sticky, gluey, clammy
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-adj-mdhmADUl
  2. (figuratively, of a person, informal) hard to shake off; clingy, clinging Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-adj-~z8njYYN
  3. skintight, close-fitting, clinging
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-adj-OH2xDbSb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autocollant, papier collant, thermocollant Related terms: collante

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.lɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-collant.ogg Forms: collants [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} collant m (plural collants)
  1. body stocking, leotard Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-noun-Zpj6PkG0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Underwear Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 24 49 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 8 19 53 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 4 20 57 1 1 Disambiguation of Underwear: 0 0 0 100 0 0
  2. (usually in the plural) tights (UK), pantyhose (US) Tags: masculine, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-noun-rluAiPsu

Verb

IPA: /kɔ.lɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-collant.ogg
Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} collant
  1. present participle of coller Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: coller
    Sense id: en-collant-fr-verb-DkTavDBW

Inflected forms

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          "coller#French"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "thermocollant"
    }
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      "form": "collante",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "sticky, gluey, clammy"
      ],
      "id": "en-collant-fr-adj-mdhmADUl",
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        [
          "gluey",
          "gluey"
        ],
        [
          "clammy",
          "clammy"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "shake off",
          "shake off"
        ],
        [
          "clingy",
          "clingy"
        ],
        [
          "clinging",
          "clinging"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively, of a person, informal) hard to shake off; clingy, clinging"
      ],
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        "of a person"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skintight, close-fitting, clinging"
      ],
      "id": "en-collant-fr-adj-OH2xDbSb",
      "links": [
        [
          "skintight",
          "skintight"
        ],
        [
          "close-fitting",
          "close-fitting"
        ],
        [
          "clinging",
          "clinging"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kɔ.lɑ̃/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "collant"
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          "_dis": "17 7 24 49 3 1",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 8 19 53 1 1",
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          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "18 4 20 57 1 1",
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          "leotard"
        ]
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      ]
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        "tights (UK), pantyhose (US)"
      ],
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          "pantyhose",
          "pantyhose"
        ]
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      ],
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      ]
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        "sticky, gluey, clammy"
      ],
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          "sticky",
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          "gluey",
          "gluey"
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          "clammy",
          "clammy"
        ]
      ]
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        "hard to shake off; clingy, clinging"
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          "clingy",
          "clingy"
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        ]
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          "close-fitting",
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          "clinging",
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        ]
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "body stocking, leotard"
      ],
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          "body stocking",
          "body stocking"
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          "leotard",
          "leotard"
        ]
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        "masculine"
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        "tights (UK), pantyhose (US)"
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          "pantyhose",
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        "masculine",
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