"passant" meaning in French

See passant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pa.sɑ̃/, /pɑ.sɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-passant.ogg Forms: passante [feminine], passants [masculine, plural], passantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French passant. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|passant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French passant, {{inh+|fr|fro|passant}} Inherited from Old French passant Head templates: {{fr-adj}} passant (feminine passante, masculine plural passants, feminine plural passantes)
  1. busy (as in a busy street)
    Sense id: en-passant-fr-adj-~l8VLWqI
  2. (heraldry) passant Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-passant-fr-adj-Qq7lAEtj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 45 17 1 11 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bande passante

Noun

IPA: /pa.sɑ̃/, /pɑ.sɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-passant.ogg Forms: passants [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French passant. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|passant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French passant, {{inh+|fr|fro|passant}} Inherited from Old French passant Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} passant m (plural passants)
  1. passer-by Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-passant-fr-noun-NCTp4sY2
  2. loop (in belt etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-passant-fr-noun-tCd3xYaD

Verb

IPA: /pa.sɑ̃/, /pɑ.sɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-passant.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French passant. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|passant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French passant, {{inh+|fr|fro|passant}} Inherited from Old French passant Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} passant
  1. present participle of passer Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: passer
    Sense id: en-passant-fr-verb-8asTF70H

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