Preside - Présider (The 2370th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Preside is Présider. It can be used as verb. It is the 2370th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: preside

fr French: présider

Examples

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He hastily returns to Saint-Brieuc to preside over the funeral of the deceased. Il rentre précipitamment à Saint-Brieuc pour présider les obsèques du défunt.
She is expected to preside over the National Council in 2020. Elle devrait présider le Conseil national en 2020.
However, the President may preside the Council without voting rights. Le Président peut toutefois présider le Conseil, mais sans aucun droit de vote.
Johnson was chosen at random to preside. Johnson a été choisi au hasard pour présider.
He enjoyed presiding over the meetings of the members. Il aimait présider les réunions des membres.
Allow me to congratulate you on presiding over this meeting. Permettez-moi de vous féliciter de présider cette séance.
Also, a master of ceremonies, typically a brahmin, is hired to preside over the ceremony. On engage un maître de cérémonie, typiquement un brahmane, pour présider le mariage.
It elected its own chairmen and four deputies to preside each session. Elle élisait son président et quatre députés pour présider les sessions.

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Preside - Présider (The 2370th Most Common French Word)
Following their service together, Jackson asked Slaughter to preside over a court martial. Après la bataille, Jackson demande à Slaughter de présider une cour martiale.
My delegation is particularly pleased to see Venezuela presiding over the work of the Conference on Disarmament. Ma délégation éprouve une satisfaction particulière à voir le Venezuela présider aux travaux de la Conférence du désarmement.
"We are in the middle of a war", said the President. "Nous sommes en pleine guerre", a déclaré le président.
I'll put you through to the president. Je vous passe le président.
Many people thought he was too young to be president. Beaucoup de gens pensaient qu'il était trop jeune pour être président.
I could hear everything the president said. Je pourrais entendre tout ce que le président disait.
We must have faith in the president. Nous devons avoir foi dans le président.
The new president did what he thought was right. Le nouveau président a fait ce qu'il pensait être juste.
He was elected president. Il a été élu président.
A person like that would have no trouble getting elected president. Une telle personne n'aurait aucun mal à se faire élire président.
I did not understand what the president said then. Je n'ai pas compris ce que le président a dit alors.
The society made him president. La société l'a fait président.
I met the president himself. J'ai rencontré le président lui-même.

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Preside - Présider (The 2370th Most Common French Word)

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