No. 2,460 in French
travaillant
Working.
In a sentence
Elle est une personne très travailleuse et toujours travaillant sur de nouveaux projets.
She is a very hardworking person and always working on new projects.
Here, 'travaillant' is used as a present participle describing ongoing action.
En travaillant diligemment, il a réussi à terminer le projet avant la date limite.
By working diligently, he managed to finish the project before the deadline.
In this sentence, 'travaillant' serves as a gerund, expressing an action that contributes to the main clause.
Nous avons vu Marc, travaillant dans le jardin hier après-midi.
We saw Marc, working in the garden yesterday afternoon.
Here, 'travaillant' is used to emphasize an action occurring simultaneously while another action is being mentioned.
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