Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/pʁe.zi.dɑ̃/

Line drawing of président
Coloured illustration of président
#545 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

president

Word origin

From Latin praesidens, praesidentis ('one who presides'), the present participle of praesidere ('to preside, to sit before'), from prae ('before') and sedere ('to sit').

Origin
Latin
Root
praesidens
English cognates
president, preside, sedentary

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpresidents

Examples

l'Assemblee nationale.

The president addressed the National Assembly.

elue presidente l'association.

She was elected president of the association.

conférence midi.

The president's press conference begins at noon.

.

The president spoke for a whole hour.

sympathique.

Our new club president is very friendly.

Used in

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 11.