French Conversation · Level 139
30 words
French word
conditionner
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃disjone/
Meaning
- verbaffect
Example
La météo peut conditionner notre décision.
The weather can affect our decision.
More examples
La législation peut conditionner la mise en œuvre d'un projet.
Legislation can influence the implementation of a project.
Core concept
An outside factor sets the conditions that steer a decision or result toward one outcome.
Common phrases
conditionner le choix
influence the choice
conditionner les résultats
influence the results
conditionner l'accès
influence access
Similar words
affecter: To change emotions, a situation, or the way something appears.
influencer: To influence attitudes or judgments and cause them to change.
modifier: To alter part of something or one of its qualities, changing its overall appearance.
orienter: To guide choices or actions toward a particular course.
Definition in French
Agir sur des facteurs ou des circonstances de manière à influer sur un comportement, une décision ou un résultat.
Word origin
French formed conditionner from condition, ultimately from Latin condicio, by adding a verb-forming ending and developing the sense of setting conditions.
Usage tips
- Conditionner suggests influence through circumstances, whereas déterminer presents a result as more directly settled.
Other meanings
- determineverb
Related words
- conditionnementconditioningnoun