affirmer

A. vtr

• 1 to maintain affirmer faire = to claim to do Definition of maintain in the British & World English dictionary Definition of maintain in the US English dictionary Translate maintain | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to assert [talent, authority] Definition of assert in the British & World English dictionary Definition of assert in the US English dictionary Translate assert | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to declare, to affirm [will] Definition of declare in the British & World English dictionary Definition of declare in the US English dictionary Translate declare | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (s'affirmer)

• [tendency] to become apparent; [personality] to assert itself