prestige
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably…The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
» Our prestige is at stake.
Unser Ansehen steht auf dem Spiel.
На кону стоит наш престиж.
На кону стоит наша репутация.
На карту поставлена наша репутация.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
Oxford has a university of very high prestige.
Prestige, Ansehen, Geltung
прести́жprestíž, авторите́тavtoritét
прести́жprestýž, авторите́тavtorytét
(uncountable, usually)The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
(countable, usually)A level, rank, or tier corresponding to prestige.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Delusion; illusion; trick.
- a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
Examples
19 sentencesOur prestige is at stake.
ruНа кону стоит наш престиж.
deUnser Ansehen steht auf dem Spiel.
Tom's prestige is also being eroded.
I tried to repair his damaged prestige.
French culture continues to enjoy great prestige.
ruФранцузская культура продолжает пользоваться большим престижем.
deDas Prestige der französischen Kultur ist weiterhin groß.
Ziri's school started to lose its prestige.
Translations
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Origin
From French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgFrom French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgium (“a delusion, an illusion”). Despite the phonetic similarities and the old meaning of “delusion, illusion, trick”, the word has a different root than prestidigitator (“conjurer”) and prestidigitation.
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Forms
plural: prestigesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.:prestigiousness
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable