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prestige

prestige, status

noun preh-STEEZH Rare
People & Society Community

Origin: Latin 'praestigium', illusion

Usage Note

Prestige in French carries the same meaning as in English but also echoes its older sense of illusion or dazzle — un tour de prestige can be a conjuring trick. De prestige used attributively signals luxury or elite status (une voiture de prestige). The adjective is prestigieux/prestigieuse.

Examples

"Ce prix lui apporte un grand prestige."

Natural Translation

This prize brings him great prestige.

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