Polyglot Dictionary

détermination

/de.tɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. determination

    • Sa détermination ne faiblit jamais.

      Her determination never wavers.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

décision

Worth distinguishing: décision is the decision itself; détermination is the resolve behind it.

Similar in other languages

German

Entschlossenheit

Entschlossenheit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "determination."

Spanish

determinación

determinación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "determination."

Portuguese

determinação

determinação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "determination."

Practice

1 What does détermination mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa ___ ne faiblit jamais.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches détermination?

noun

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