What does excitant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word excitant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use excitant in French.

The word excitant in French means exciting, stimulating, arousing, stimulating, stimulant, wind up, turn on, stimulate, stimulate, become agitated, get agitated, become overexcited, get overexcited, arouse each other, arouse one another, get turned on, get aroused, incite. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word excitant

exciting, stimulating, arousing

adjectif (familier (stimulant sexuellement)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La lecture de ce livre est plutôt excitante.
Reading this book is quite a turn on.

stimulating

adjectif (tonique)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le café a un pouvoir excitant.
Coffee has stimulating power.

stimulant

nom masculin (substance augmentant le rythme cardique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les boissons énergisantes contiennent surtout des excitants.
Energy drinks contain stimulants.

wind up

verbe transitif (irriter, énerver)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Arrête d'exciter ce chien, il va finir par te mordre !
Stop winding the dog up; he'll bite you!

turn on

verbe transitif (familier (éveiller un désir sexuel)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La fille en minijupe bleue excitait beaucoup Willy.
The girl in the blue miniskirt was really turning Willy on.

stimulate

verbe transitif (faire naître une sensation)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les amuse-gueule excitent l'appétit.
Nibbles stimulate the appetite.

stimulate

verbe transitif (soumettre à un stimulus)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le biologiste excita le nerf optique du cobaye avec une substance acide.
The biologist excited the guinea pig's optic nerve with an acidic substance.

become agitated, get agitated, become overexcited, get overexcited

verbe pronominal (s'énerver)

Les enfants s'excitent beaucoup avant Noël.
The children get overexcited before Christmas.

arouse each other, arouse one another

verbe pronominal (sexualité : se stimuler) (more than one person)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Les amants s'excitent mutuellement avant de passer à l'acte.
The lovers aroused each other before going all the way.

get turned on, get aroused

verbe pronominal (familier (éprouver un désir sexuel)

Il s'excitait à la seule pensée de revoir bientôt sa maîtresse.
He was getting turned on just at the thought of seeing his mistress again soon.

incite

verbe transitif (pousser à faire [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'orateur excita les prisonniers à se révolter.
The speaker incited the prisoners to revolt.

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