en+dormant

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• dormant — dormant, ante [ dɔrmɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • XIIe; de dormir 1 ♦ Rare Qui dort. ⇒ endormi. « Elle est là, dormante, dans ses propres ténèbres abandonnée, dans sa magnificence » (Duras). Blas. Animal dormant. ♢ Fig. Passions dormantes. ⇒ latent.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• dormant — I adjective abeyant, asleep, at rest, becalmed, deactivated, hibernating, iacere, in abeyance, in suspense, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent, passive, quiescent, quiet, resting, sleeping, slumbering, smoldering, static, still, suspended,… …   Law dictionary

• dormant — dormant, ante (dor man, man t ) adj. 1°   Qui dort. La belle au bois dormant, Titre d un conte de fée.    Terme de blason. Animal dormant, animal placé dans l attitude du sommeil.    Poétiquement, tranquille, où l on dort bien. •   Trouvez le moi …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• dormant — dor‧mant [ˈdɔːmənt ǁ ˈdɔːr ] adjective something that is dormant has not been active for a long time, although it may become active in the future: • The project lay dormant for two years until we found a co sponsor. • Someone tampered with IBM… …   Financial and business terms

• dormant — DORMANT, ANTE. adj. Qui dort. Il est aussi substantif, et ne se dit que Des Martyrs qu on appelle Les sept Dormans. [b]f♛/b] On appelle Eau dormante, De l eau qui ne coule point; Verre dormant, châssis dormant, Un châssis, un verre qui ne s ouvre …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

• dormant account — ➔ account1 * * * dormant account UK US noun [C] ► BANKING a bank account that has not had any money put into it or taken out of it for a long period of time: »There is increasing concern about the billions of pounds sitting unclaimed in dormant… …   Financial and business terms

• dormant — Dormant, [dorm]ante. adj. v. Qui dort. Un homme dormant ne fait point de mal. les sept dormants. Il se dit figur. Des choses qui sont de nature à se mouvoir, ou qui sont faites ordinairement pour estre mües, & qui neanmoins demeurent arrestées en …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• Dormant — Dor mant, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or sleep. Arch. Pub. Soc. Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and {dormer}. Halliwell …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dormant tree — Dormant Dor mant, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or sleep. Arch. Pub. Soc. Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and {dormer}. Halliwell …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dormant — means lacking activity. It can refer to: Dormancy in an organism s life cycle Dormant volcano, a volcano that is inactive but may become active in the future Dormant (heraldry), in heraldry, signifying a sleeping animal with head resting upon… …   Wikipedia

• dormant company — A company which has not carried out any significant accounting transactions either since formation or since the end of the previous financial accounting year (section 249AA(4), Companies Act 1985). When considering whether a company is dormant… …   Law dictionary