Usage of "penchant" | TermGallery

португальский

каталонский

испанский

A strong liking.

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.

Usage of penchant in английском

Future dealmakers underestimate that penchant for market meddling at their own risk. 
 Reuters 

This penchant, however laudable aesthetically, does not usually lead to distribution deals. 
 Reuters 

Smith's almost old-fashioned penchant for dribbling past defenders consistently caused Wolves problems. 
 The Guardian 

Mickelson's penchant for risk-taking has long established him as a great entertainer. 
 The Guardian 

However, thanks to Apple's penchant for visual flair, it looks totally unique. 
 Wired 

He seemed to have this incredible penchant for challenges and lost causes. 
 Kaleidoscope 

One thing that has survived is the penchant for projecting the future. 
 The new yorker 

I just hope she doesn't have her mother's penchant for suicide missions. 
 Coalition's End 

The culinary references are down to his penchant for the Food Network. 
 The Guardian 

She also has a penchant for multiple levels of reference and meaning. 
 The Irish Times 

Yes, but the Oberst and the others have a penchant for . 
 Carrion comfort 

Westmeath's penchant for self destruction finally proved fatal at Croke Park yesterday. 
 The Irish Times 

Nor can Glasgow's infamous penchant for alcohol and cigarettes explain the puzzle. 
 The Guardian 

Maybe it's our penchant for optimism that we end our summer prematurely. 
 The Irish Times 

Only his penchant for being tardy saved him from that tragic fate. 
 Reuters 

Amazing what hard times can do to a company's penchant for publicity. 
 The Irish Times 

penchant

Noun

Singular

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Translations for penchant

португальский

каталонский

испанский

Penchant through the time

Penchant across language varieties

Ireland

Common

United States of America

Common

United Kingdom

Less common

Meanings of penchant in английском