Polyglot Dictionary

persévérance

/pɛʁseveʁɑ̃s/

la noun B2

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. perseverance

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

persistance

persévérance (perseverance) implies continuing despite real hardship; persistance (persistence) can be neutral or even annoying, without implying hardship.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

constancia

constancia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

Spanish

perseverancia

perseverancia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

Portuguese

perseverança

perseverança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

Practice

1 What does persévérance mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le succès demande de la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches persévérance?

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