No. 4,959 in French
sortante
"Sortante" means "outgoing" or "departing."
In a sentence
La présidente sortante a annoncé ses plans pour l'avenir.
The outgoing president announced her plans for the future.
In this sentence, 'sortante' functions as an adjective describing someone who is leaving or exiting a position.
La lettre sortante a été envoyée hier.
The outgoing letter was sent yesterday.
Here, 'sortante' is an adjective describing something being sent, in this case, a letter.
Ils ont photographié les vagues sortantes sur la plage.
They photographed the outgoing waves at the beach.
In this context, 'sortantes' describes the movement of waves retreating from the shore.
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