No. 9,658 in French
développant
"Developing."
In a sentence
Tout en développant ses compétences, il est devenu expert dans son domaine.
While developing his skills, he became an expert in his field.
Here, 'développant' is used as a present participle of the verb 'développer', describing the action of improving skills simultaneously to becoming an expert.
Elle a passé beaucoup de temps en développant son projet de recherche.
She spent a lot of time developing her research project.
In this sentence, 'développant' is used to express the continuous process of creating and refining her project as part of her routine.
En développant une nouvelle stratégie, l'équipe a amélioré ses performances.
By developing a new strategy, the team improved its performance.
Here, 'développant' introduces a subordinate clause indicating the action done by the team leading to an improvement in their performance.
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