soutenu
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
soutenu (feminine soutenue, masculine plural soutenus, feminine plural soutenues)
Adjective[edit]
soutenu (feminine soutenue, masculine plural soutenus, feminine plural soutenues)
- sustained, maintained, concerted
- une attention soutenue ― close attention
- des efforts soutenus ― a sustained effort
- résistance soutenue ― sustained resistance
- sustained, lasting, enduring
- un bonheur soutenu ― lasting happiness
- un enthousiasme soutenu ― sustained enthusiasm
- (of language) high-register; formal
- du langage soutenu, la langue soutenue ― formal language
Further reading[edit]
- “soutenu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.