la

feminine

/tɑ̃.dɑ̃s/

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Translation

trend, tendency

Word origin

From tendre ('to stretch, to tend towards'), from Latin tendere. A tendance is the direction in which something is stretched.

Origin: Latin
Root: tendere
English cognates: tendency, tend, tension

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltendances

Examples

He has a tendency to talk too fast.

Trends change every season.

Cette l'.

This colour is the big trend of the summer.

She follows every fashion trend.

The market trend remains good.

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This word is part of lesson 54.