Traînant (en. Dragging)

/tʁɛ̃nɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Who takes a long time to act.

He is a bit traînant when it comes to waking up in the morning.

Il est un peu traînant pour se réveiller le matin.

Who moves slowly.

This bus is traînant, we're never going to arrive on time.

Ce bus est traînant, on ne va jamais arriver à temps.

Who does not advance, who remains static.

Business is traînants at the moment.

Les affaires sont traînantes en ce moment.

From the verb traîner, derived from the Latin 'trahere' which means to pull.

traînant des pieds

To be slow to act, to hesitate to do something.

traînant des pieds

not to make it drag

To act quickly, not to delay.

ne pas faire traîner

it's traînant

It takes too much time.

c'est traînant

traîner

To remain inactive, not to advance.

traîner

train

The slow or gradual movement.

train

A bit disorganized

He is always traînant with his projects.

Il est toujours traînant avec ses projets.

Laid back, not in a hurry

We can go traînant if you want.

On peut y aller traînant si tu veux.