Polyglot Dictionary

avoir de la prestance

/a.vwaʁ də la pʁɛs.tɑ̃s/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
a de la prestance
past
a eu de la prestance
perfect
eu de la prestance

Meaning

  1. to have presence, bearing

    • Le nouvel acteur a beaucoup de prestance sur scène.

      The new actor has a lot of presence on stage.

    • Le général avait une telle prestance que la salle se taisait dès son entrée. Même ses opposants le respectaient.

      The general had such presence that the room fell silent the moment he entered. Even his opponents respected him.

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Practice

1 What does avoir de la prestance mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le nouvel acteur a beaucoup de ___ sur scène.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir de la prestance?

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