l'
/a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
Translation
attention, watch out
Word origin
From Latin attentio ('attentiveness'), from attendere ('to stretch towards, to attend to'), from ad ('to') and tendere ('to stretch').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- attentio
- English cognates
- attention, tension
Grammar
Examples
.
Watch out when crossing the road.
accorde ' .
She pays a lot of attention to every detail.
, .
Watch out, the floor is very dangerous here.
.
The children find it hard to keep their attention in class.
J' '.
I listened to his speech very attentively.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)French Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
French Articles: Definite, Indefinite, Partitive, and the Article English Speakers Drop
French Imperative: tu, nous, vous Commands and the Three Irregulars
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
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