No. 1,289 in French
datant
"Dating" or "stemming from a certain time."
In a sentence
Le pont, datant du XIXe siècle, est un véritable monument historique.
The bridge, dating from the 19th century, is a true historical monument.
In this sentence, 'datant' is used as a present participle to indicate the time period in which the bridge originated.
Ils ont trouvé une lettre datant de la guerre.
They found a letter dating from the war.
Here, 'datant' specifies the context of the letter's origin, pinpointing it to the time of the war.
Il existe une liste de manuscrits anciens datant de différentes époques.
There is a list of ancient manuscripts dating from various periods.
'Datant' is applied here to express that the manuscripts originate from several different historical periods.
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