ressort
See also: Ressort
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom ressortir, from re- + sortir.
Noun
editressort m (plural ressorts)
- (dated) resilience, elasticity
- spring (coiled device)
- spirit, energy
- (literary) motive, motivation
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Lao: ລໍຊໍ (lǭ sǭ)
Verb
editressort
Etymology 2
editFrom ressortir, itself a specialised adaptation of Etymology 1, above.
Noun
editressort m (plural ressorts)
Further reading
edit- “ressort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.