Grammatical class

Noun

approbation

approval (permission)

Details

Syllables

ap-pro-ba-tion

Phonetics

a.pʁo.ba.sjɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

5515

Freq. (movies)

9942

Freq. (news)

8467

Sentences

Il veut son approbation.

He wants his approval.

A1

Il a donné son approbation.

He approved.

A1

Tom veut l'approbation de Mary.

Tom wants Mary's approval.

A1

Ton approbation n'est pas requise.

Your approval isn't required.

A1

Vous n'avez pas besoin de mon approbation.

You don't need my approval.

A2

Les enfants recherchent l'approbation de leurs parents.

Children seek approval from their parents.

A2

Il m'a donné son approbation.

He gave me his stamp of approval.

B1

Elle hocha la tête en signe d'approbation.

She nodded her head in agreement.

B1

J'ai hoché la tête en signe d'approbation.

I nodded my head in agreement.

B1

Je n'embaucherai personne sans votre approbation.

I won't hire anyone without your approval.

B1

Sa proposition a rencontré une approbation générale.

His proposal met with general approval.

B2

Le médicament doit subir des essais cliniques avant approbation.

The drug must go through clinical trials before being approved.

C2