penchant

  • 21penchant — pen|chant [ˈpɔnʃɔn, ˈpentʃənt US ˈpentʃənt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: , present participle of pencher to lean ] a/sb s penchant for sth if you have a penchant for something, you like that thing very much and try to do it or have it… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22penchant — [[t]pɒ̱nʃɒn, pe̱ntʃənt[/t]] N SING: N for n/ ing If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. [FORMAL] ...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses... He had a penchant for playing… …

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  • 23penchant — [ pɒpenchantʃɒpenchant] noun a strong liking or inclination: she has a penchant for champagne. Origin C17: from Fr., leaning, inclining , pres. participle of pencher …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24PENCHANT — ANTE. adj. Qui penche, qui est incliné. Un mur penchant. Une muraille penchante.   Il signifie figurément, Qui est dans le déclin, qui est sur son déclin. Une fortune penchante. Il vit l empire penchant et prêt à succomber sous son propre poids …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 25Penchant — Pen|chant 〈[pãʃã:] m. 6; veraltet〉 Vorliebe ● ein Penchant für etwas haben [frz., „Hang, Neigung“] * * * Pen|chant [pã ʃã:], der; s, s [frz. penchant, zu: pencher = neigen, zu etw. hinneigen] (veraltet): Hang, Neigung, Vorliebe: sie war stets… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 26penchant — n. a penchant for * * * a penchant for …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 27penchant — pen·chant s.f.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} inclinazione, propensione; particolare simpatia: avere un penchant per qcn {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1694. ETIMO: fr. penchant propr. ger. di pencher propendere …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 28penchant — pen|chant [ penʃənt ] noun singular penchant for a feeling of liking something very much or a tendency to do something a lot: He has a penchant for giving lavish parties …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29penchant — UK [ˈpɒ̃ʃɑ̃n] / US [ˈpenʃənt] noun a feeling of liking something very much or a tendency to do something a lot penchant for: He has a penchant for giving lavish private parties …

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  • 30penchant — /pen cheuhnt/; Fr. /pahonn shahonn /, n. a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports. [1665 75; < F, n. use of prp. of pencher to incline, lean < VL *pendicare, deriv. of L pendere to hang] * * * …

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