au courant

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au courant

\o ku.ʁɑ̃\

adjective

Totalement informé ; parfaitement au fait d’une chose, en ayant une connaissance exacte. Le Carcan rentrait des champs ; il fut mis au courant de l’affaire et bientôt mêla son organe tonitruant aux glapissements de sa conjointe.

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abreast informed
aware having knowledge of something
up-to-date informed of the latest news
in the loop informed
in the know informed, aware

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@misc{au_courant_2026,
  title = {au courant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/au%20courant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}