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tendance

trend, tendency

noun tahn-DAHNS Less Common

Origin: Latin tendentia

Also means

inclination

Usage Note

Tendance describes both a statistical trend and a personal or cultural inclination. Avoir tendance à + infinitive is a very common construction meaning 'to tend to do something.' In fashion, la tendance refers to what's currently in style, and tendance used as an invariable adjective means 'trendy.'

Examples

"Il a tendance à exagérer les choses."

Natural Translation

He tends to exaggerate things.

Literal Translation

He has tendency to exaggerate things.

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