"constant" meaning in French

See constant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-constant.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-constant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-constant.wav Forms: constante [feminine], constants [masculine, plural], constantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstans. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|cōnstans}} Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstans Head templates: {{fr-adj}} constant (feminine constante, masculine plural constants, feminine plural constantes)
  1. constant Derived forms: constamment Related terms: constance
    Sense id: en-constant-fr-adj-lvZUnGuX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb

IPA: /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-constant.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-constant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-constant.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstans. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|cōnstans}} Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstans Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} constant
  1. present participle of conster Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: conster
    Sense id: en-constant-fr-verb-n5HA3MhE Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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