What does contenance in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word contenance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use contenance in French.
The word contenance in French means capacity, attitude, area, surface area, holding, keep your composure, lose your composure, put up a front. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word contenance
capacitynom féminin (capacité) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quelle est la contenance de ce réservoir d'essence ? What is the capacity of this petrol tank? |
attitudenom féminin (attitude) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Surprise, elle ne savait pas quelle contenance prendre. Taken by surprise, she did not know what attitude to adopt. |
area, surface areanom féminin (vieux (superficie) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pierrot a acheté ce champ d'une contenance de 5 ha. Pete bought a field with an area (or: a surface area) of 5 hectares. |
holdingnom féminin (notion de psychanalyse) (psychoanalysis) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lise étudient la contenance dans ce cours de sa licence. Lisa is studying holding in this class she is taking for her degree. |
keep your composurelocution verbale (rester digne) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Malgré tous ses problèmes, elle a fait bonne contenance. |
lose your composurelocution verbale (s'énerver) Poussée à bout par le journaliste, elle perdit contenance. |
put up a front(afficher de l'assurance) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") En soirée, Antoine aimait toujours avoir un verre d'alcool à la main pour se donner une contenance. |
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