No. 11,773 in French
sortants
"Sortants" means "outgoing" or "departing."
In a sentence
Les élèves sortants de cette école sont bien préparés pour l'université.
The graduating students from this school are well prepared for university.
In this context, "sortants" refers to students who are about to leave or graduate from the school.
Les membres sortants du comité seront remplacés lors de la prochaine réunion.
The outgoing members of the committee will be replaced during the next meeting.
Here, "sortants" describes members who are leaving or stepping down from their positions in the committee.
Les facteurs sortants du bureau de poste distribuent le courrier dans le quartier.
The outgoing postal workers from the post office deliver mail in the neighborhood.
In this case, "sortants" refers to workers who are leaving the post office premises to perform their duties outside.
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