faire preuve de

/fɛʁ pʁœv də/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fait preuve de
past
a fait preuve de
perfect
fait preuve de

Meaning

  1. to demonstrate, to show (a quality)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

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Spanish

presentar

Close — to demonstrate, to show (a quality) relates to presenting.

Practice

1 What does faire preuve de mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il fait ___ de beaucoup de patience avec les enfants.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire preuve de?

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