courante
French → English
(slang) The runs: a colloquial term for a condition of liquid bowel movements; diarrhea
Il ne peut pas venir travailler car il a attrapé la courante.
(English) He can't come to work because he caught the runs.
Manger des fruits pas mûrs peut parfois donner la courante.
(English) Eating unripe fruit can sometimes give you diarrhea.
(music) Courante: a lively triple-time dance from the 16th or 17th century
Le musicien a commencé à jouer une courante entraînante sur son violon.
(English) The musician began to play a lively courante on his violin.
On ne danse plus la courante dans les bals modernes d'aujourd'hui.
(English) The courante is no longer danced in today's modern balls.
Entry ID: fr:en:courante · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary