/tɑ̃.buʁ ba.tɑ̃/FRANSIZCA → TR
Tanım
•eagerly · promptly, briskly, energetically
Etimoloji
Literally, “beating [the] drum”, with the positioning of the present participle after its complement which was frequent in Old French (the modern French equivalent would be battant tambour). Compare chemin faisant, Belle au bois dormant.