This is the 2385th most frequent French word.
remontant
"Remontant" refers to something that rises again or blooms repeatedly.
Here, 'remontant' is used as a noun to describe something, such as a comforting drink, that gives energy or lifts the spirits.
En hiver, un bon chocolat chaud est un remontant efficace.
In winter, a good hot chocolate is an effective pick-me-up.
In this sentence, 'remontant' is a present participle used as an adjective to describe a trail that leads upward.
Les alpinistes ont commencé à grimper le sentier remontant vers le sommet.
The mountaineers began ascending the trail leading up to the summit.
'Remontant' is used in a descriptive sense as a participle to indicate the rising state of her mood.