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tant

French → English

adv//tɑ̃//

(Quantity) So many: a large but unspecified amount or number of things

Il a tant d’amis qu’il ne manquera jamais de rien dans cette ville.

(English) He has so many friends that he will never lack for anything in this city.

Nous partagerons le gain, il y en aura tant pour vous et tant pour moi.

(English) We will share the profit; there will be so much for you and so much for me.

adv//tɑ̃//

(Degree) To such an extent: used to emphasize the intensity of an action or state

Me retenant à la rampe tant mes jambes mollissaient sous le coup de l'émotion.

(English) Holding onto the railing because my legs were weakening so much from the emotion.

On eût dit le visage d'un cadavre, tant la peau était parcheminée.

(English) One would have said it was the face of a corpse, so much was the skin like parchment.

Entry ID: fr:en:tant · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary