Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 verb
preestablish
préalablement établir
Meaning
To establish or set up beforehand.
Example
Certain rules were preestablished before the meeting.
C2 verb
preexist
exister au préalable
Meaning
to exist beforehand or before something else
Example
These customs preexist the arrival of modern technology.
C2 noun
preexistence
préexistence
Meaning
the state of existing before something else
Example
Philosophers often debated the preexistence of the soul.
C2 adjective
prefatory
prélude
Meaning
serving as an introduction or preface
Example
He made some prefatory remarks before the lecture began.
C2 noun
preferment
promotion
Meaning
promotion or advancement in rank, position, or office
Example
He hoped for preferment in the government office.
C2 verb
prefigure
préfigurer
Meaning
to represent, show, or foreshadow something in advance
Example
The economic reforms prefigure major social changes.
C2 adjective
prehensible
préhensible
Meaning
capable of being grasped or seized
Example
The tool has a prehensible handle that improves safety.
C2 adjective
prehensile
préhensile
Meaning
adapted for seizing or grasping, especially by wrapping around an object
Example
The monkey used its prehensile tail to hang from the branch.
C2 noun
prehension
action de saisir; capacité à saisir quelque chose
Meaning
the act of grasping or seizing; the ability to take hold of something
Example
Therapists assessed the patient's prehension during hand therapy.
C2 noun
prelacy
prélature
Meaning
The office, dignity, or system of church government by prelates.
Example
The medieval church was dominated by prelacy and its traditions.
C2 noun
prelate
haut membre du clergé
Meaning
A high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop or abbot.
Example
The prelate delivered a sermon to the congregation.
C2 adjective
premonitory
prémonitoire
Meaning
giving a warning or prediction about something, especially something unpleasant
Example
He ignored the premonitory signs of illness.
C2 verb
preordain
prédéterminer
Meaning
To decide or determine an outcome in advance, especially by fate or divine will.
Example
They believed their meeting was preordained by destiny.
C2 noun
preponderance
prépondérance
Meaning
The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Example
There was a preponderance of evidence against the defendant.
C2 adjective
preponderant
prépondérant
Meaning
Having superior weight, force, influence, or importance.
Example
The preponderant influence of the media shapes public opinion.
C2 verb
preponderate
prépondérer
Meaning
To be greater in influence, weight, or number.
Example
In the debate, logical arguments preponderated over emotional appeals.
C2 adjective
prepossessing
attirant
Meaning
Attractive or appealing in appearance or manner.
Example
She had a prepossessing smile that charmed everyone.
C2 noun
prepossession
préjugé
Meaning
An opinion or feeling formed beforehand; a prejudice or preoccupation.
Example
His prepossession in favor of tradition made him resist change.
C2 verb
presage
présage
Meaning
to be a sign or warning that something will happen; to foreshadow
Example
Dark clouds presage a storm.
C2 noun
prescience
prescience
Meaning
the ability to know or predict what will happen in the future
Example
Her prescience about market trends saved the company.
C2 adjective
prescient
prévoyant
Meaning
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
Example
The prescient investor sold his shares just before the market crashed.
C2 noun
prescript
prescription
Meaning
An authoritative rule or direction; something laid down as a command.
Example
The prescript of the organization required strict punctuality.
C2 adjective
prescriptible
prescriptible
Meaning
Capable of being prescribed or laid down as a rule or directive.
Example
Certain regulations are prescriptible under the law.
C2 adjective
presentient
présentiment
Meaning
Having a feeling or sense of something about to happen; predictive.
Example
She was presentient of the coming disaster.