présenter

A. vtr

• 1 to introduce; to present Definition of introduce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of introduce in the US English dictionary Translate introduce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to show [ticket, card, menu] Definition of show in the British & World English dictionary Definition of show in the US English dictionary Translate show | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to present [programme, show, collection]; to display [goods] Definition of present in the British & World English dictionary Definition of present in the US English dictionary Translate present | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 to present [receipt, bill]; to submit [estimate, report]; to introduce [proposal, bill] présenter une liste pour les élections = to put forward a list (of candidates) for the elections Definition of present in the British & World English dictionary Definition of present in the US English dictionary Translate present | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 to present [situation, budget, theory]; to set out [objections, point of view] présenter qn comme (étant) un monstre = to portray sb as a monster Definition of present in the British & World English dictionary Definition of present in the US English dictionary Translate present | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 to offer [condolences] présenter des excuses = to apologize Definition of offer in the British & World English dictionary Definition of offer in the US English dictionary Translate offer | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 to involve [risk, difficulty]; to show [differences]; to offer [advantage]; to have [aspect, feature] Definition of involve in the British & World English dictionary Definition of involve in the US English dictionary Translate involve | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi

• présenter bien = to have a smart appearance

C. v refl (+ v être) (se présenter)

• 1il faut se présenter à la réception = you must go to reception présentez-vous à 10 heures = come at 10 o'clock

• 2 to introduce oneself

• 3se présenter à = to take [examination]; = to stand for [election]

• 4 [opportunity] to arise; [solution] to emerge Definition of arise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of arise in the US English dictionary Translate arise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5se présenter en, se présenter sous forme de [product] = to come in the form of

• 6l'affaire se présente bien = things are looking good