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épatant

amazing

adjective eh-pah-TAHN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

stunning

Usage Note

épatant is a somewhat old-fashioned or playful French adjective meaning wonderful or impressive — you might hear it in period films or from older speakers. The feminine form is épatante. It comes from the verb épater ('to astonish'), which gives the well-known phrase épater les bourgeois ('to shock the middle classes').

Examples

"C'est une idée épatante !"

Natural Translation

That's an amazing idea!

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