Ramassant (en. Picking up)

/ʁa.ma.sɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
The action of picking up what is scattered to gather it.
She was collecting leaves in the garden.
Elle était en train de ramassant les feuilles dans le jardin.
Proceeding to collect objects or people.
He was collecting bottles on the beach to clean up the environment.
Il ramassant les bouteilles sur la plage pour nettoyer l'environnement.
To accumulate or group together in one place.
Toys are often collected in a corner of the room.
Les jouets sont souvent ramassant dans un coin de la chambre.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 'to collect', combining the prefix 're-' and 'mass', indicating the action of gathering.

Common Phrases and Expressions

collecting coins
Collecting money or resources.
ramassant des pièces
collecting memories
Gathering memories or experiences.
ramassant des souvenirs
collecting data
Collecting information for analysis.
ramassant des données

Related Words

to collect
Picking up scattered things.
ramasser
mass
A set of objects or people.
masse
collection
The action of collecting.
ramassage

Slang Meanings

Cleaning up
He spent the morning collecting the mess in his room.
Il a passé la matinée à ramassant le bazar dans sa chambre.
Collecting money informally
They are collecting for their school trip.
Ils font du ramassant pour leur voyage scolaire.