What does garant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word garant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use garant in French.

The word garant in French means responsible for, stand security, guarantor, protector, guarantor, proof, guarantee, tail, tail of a pulley, hauling part, hauling part of a pulley, park, park, pull over, get out of the way, store, vouch for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word garant

responsible for

adjectif (qui assure)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La trésorière est garante de la bonne tenue des comptes.
The treasury is responsible for accounts being kept correctly.

stand security

adjectif (être caution) (on a loan)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Josyane est garante pour le prêt de son fils.
Josyane stood security for her son's loan.

guarantor, protector

(personne qui assure [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président est le garant de la République.
The president is the protector of the republic.

guarantor

(personne qui répond d'une dette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour l'achat de mon appartement, mes garants sont mes parents.
For the purchase of my apartment, my guarantors are my parents.

proof, guarantee

nom masculin (garantie, gage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses succès sont le garant de la maîtrise de son art.
His successes were the guarantee that he had mastered his art.

tail, tail of a pulley, hauling part, hauling part of a pulley

nom masculin (Marine : cordage sortant d'un palan) (technical: loose end of rope on a pulley)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En tirant sur un garant on peut soulever de grosses charges.
By pulling on the tail of a pulley, you can lift heavy loads.

park

verbe transitif (ranger son véhicule) (vehicle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma mère a garé sa voiture dans la rue en face.
My mother parked her car in the street opposite.

park

verbe pronominal (stationner) (vehicle)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Quand je fais mes courses, j'essaie toujours de ne pas me garer trop loin du supermarché.
When I go shopping, I always try not to park too far from the supermarket.

pull over

verbe pronominal (véhicule : se ranger de côté) (vehicle)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Je crois que la voiture de police te fait signe de te garer sur le bas-côté.
I think the police car is signalling for you to pull over to the roadside.

get out of the way

verbe pronominal (personne : s'écarter) (person: warning)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Gare-toi, voilà une voiture !
Get out of the way; there's a car coming!

store

verbe transitif (mettre à l'abri)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le paysan gare ses récoltes.
The farmer stores his harvest.

vouch for

(être sûr de l'honnêteté de [qqn])

Véronique s'est portée garante de sa fille pour ce prêt.

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