tendency
/ˈtɛn.dən.si/ nom B1En français : tendance
- A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward. · Denim has a tendency to fade.· I have a tendency to get bored after the first half an hour of a movie.
- An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
Pluriel tendencies
Dans la bibliothèque
Evil tendencies are shown in early life.
But the man had hereditary tendencies of the most diabolical kind.
“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.”
“I am by no means of opinion, I assure you,” said he, “that a ball of this kind, given by a young man of character, to respectable people, can have any evil tendency; and I am so far from objecting to dancing myself, that I shall hope to be honoured with the hands of all my fair cousins in the course of the evening; and I take this opportunity of soliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially; a preference which I trust my cousin Jane will attribute to the right cause, and not to any disrespect for her.”
Apprenez tendency dans de vrais textes
Avec un compte gratuit, survolez n’importe quel mot de la bibliothèque pour voir son sens, écoutez-le lu à voix haute, enregistrez des mots pour des révisions calées sur votre mémoire, et voyez quelle part de chaque livre vous connaissez déjà.