What does presencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word presencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use presencia in Spanish.

The word presencia in Spanish means appearance, presence, witness, see, in the presence of, attractiveness, count on the presence of, in the presence of, make an appearance, calmness, peacefulness, serenity, stage presence, physical presence, require 's presence, have a presence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word presencia

appearance

nombre femenino (aspecto físico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan tiene muy buena presencia.
Juan has a very good appearance.

presence

nombre femenino (estar físicamente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La presencia de la policía impidió los disturbios.
The presence of the police prevented the riots.

witness, see

verbo transitivo (ver, estar presente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me horrorizó presenciar la muerte de aquella chica.
I was horrified when I witnessed the death of that girl.

in the presence of

expresión (estando presente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

attractiveness

(atractivo físico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alejandra tiene muy buena presencia y siempre la invitan a todas las fiestas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I wouldn't get married to a man just because of his attractiveness.

count on the presence of

(tener la asistencia de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Contamos con la presencia de los mayores expertos en el área.

in the presence of

locución preposicional (delante de) (formal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No hablaré si no es en presencia de mi abogado.
I will not speak unless in the presence of my attorney.

make an appearance

locución verbal (brevemente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sólo voy a ir a la fiesta para hacer acto de presencia.

calmness, peacefulness, serenity

(fortaleza de espíritu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ten presencia de ánimo y no te pongas a llorar.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. His serenity (or: calmness) in crises is a great help to us.

stage presence

nombre femenino (artista: carisma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un actor con una gran presencia escénica.

physical presence

(aspecto físico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

require 's presence

locución verbal (formal (pedir que esté presente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El juez requirió la presencia de la pareja para iniciar los trámites de divorcio.

have a presence

locución verbal (coloquial (buen aspecto físico)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El David, de Miguel Ángel, tiene presencia.

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