English-French translations for dormant

• dormant
  Sous sa forme actuelle, celle-ci ne traite que des droits dormants. As it stands now, it only deals with dormant rights.
  Les semences sont en général non dormantes, en d'autres termes, elles ne conviennent pas à l'entreposage et au transport. Seeds are usually non-dormant. In other words, they are not suited to storage and transportation.
  Si possible, la Commission participera, même via des mécanismes existants ou via le réengagement de fonds dormants. Where possible, the Commission will participate even through existing mechanisms or by recommitting dormant funds.
• endormi
• inactif

Definition of dormant

• Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended
• In a sleeping posture; distinguished from
• Leaning
• A crossbeam or joist

Examples

• Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again
• The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months
• This volcano is dormant but not extinct
• a lion dormant

Related words

• dormant company
• dormant volcano
• lie dormant