Grammatical class
Noun
tendance
tendency, propensity
Details
Syllables
ten-dan-ce
Phonetics
tɑ̃.dɑ̃s
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
3707
Freq. (movies)
3564
Freq. (news)
1202
Sentences
Il a tendance à rire.
He is disposed to laughter.
A1
Il a tendance à mentir.
He is given to lying.
A1
Il a tendance à oublier.
He is apt to forget.
A1
Il a tendance à trop parler.
He tends to talk too much.
A1
Tu as tendance à exagérer.
You have a tendency to exaggerate.
A2
Elle a tendance à s'emporter.
She is apt to lose her temper.
A2
Tom a tendance à exagérer.
Tom has a tendency to exaggerate.
B1
Tu as tendance à être oublieux.
You're apt to be forgetful.
B1
Le vieux a tendance à exagérer.
The old man tends to exaggerate.
B1
Il a tendance à être pessimiste.
He has a tendency to be pessimistic.
B1
Tout le monde a tendance à être paresseux.
Everybody tends to be lazy.
B2
Il a tendance à être arrogant.
He tends to be arrogant.
C1