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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sut.ny/, /su.tə.ny/
Participle
soutenu (feminine soutenue, masculine plural soutenus, feminine plural soutenues)
- past participle of soutenir
Adjective
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
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