English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- præsentation (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”).
Morphologically present + -ation
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US, UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/, /ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
presentation (countable and uncountable, plural presentations)
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
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- Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
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- A dramatic performance.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
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The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
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- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- (fencing) Offering one’s blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
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- If the bishop admits the patron’s presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
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- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
Derived terms[edit]
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- presentational
- presentationally
Translations[edit]
act of presenting
- Bulgarian: представяне (bg) n (predstavjane)
- Catalan: presentació (ca) f
- Esperanto: prezentado
- German: Darstellung (de) f, Ausdruck (de) m, Präsentierung f, Darreichung (de) m
- Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 f (insahts)
- Hungarian: bemutatás (hu)
- Japanese: 贈呈 (ja) (ぞうてい, zōtei)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: overrekkelse m
- Turkish: sunma (tr)
something presented to an audience
- Arabic: إِهْدَاء m (ʔihdāʔ), مَنْح m (manḥ)
- Armenian: ներկայացում (hy) (nerkayacʿum)
- Bulgarian: представление (bg) n (predstavlenie)
- Catalan: presentació (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 顯示／显示 (zh) (xiǎnshì), 介紹／介绍 (zh) (jièshào), 簡報／简报 (zh) (jiǎnbào)
- Czech: prezentace (cs)
- Dutch: presentatie (nl) f, or less accurately voorstelling (nl) f, voordracht (nl)
- Esperanto: prezento
- Finnish: esitys (fi), esitelmä (fi)
- French: exposé (fr) m, présentation (fr) f, conférence (fr) f
- German: Vortrag (de) m, Präsentation (de) f, Vorstellung (de) f, Referat (de) n
- Hungarian: bemutató (hu), prezentáció (hu)
- Icelandic: afhending
- Irish: láithreoireacht f
- Italian: presentazione (it) f
- Japanese: プレゼンテーション (purezentēshon), プレゼン (ja) (purezen)
- Kazakh: тұсаукесер (kk) (tūsaukeser)
- Kyrgyz: бетачар (betaçar)
- Maori: whakawhiwhinga
- Plautdietsch: Väadrach m
- Polish: prezentacja (pl) f
- Portuguese: apresentação (pt) f
- Romanian: prezentare (ro) f
- Russian: презента́ция (ru) f (prezentácija), представле́ние (ru) n (predstavlénije)
- Scottish Gaelic: taisbeanadh m
- Spanish: presentación (es) f, ponencia f
- Swedish: föredrag (sv) n, presentation (sv) c
- Turkish: sunum (tr), takdim (tr)
- Ukrainian: презента́ція f (prezentácija)
Anagrams[edit]
- penetrations
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
presentation f (oblique plural presentations, nominative singular presentation, nominative plural presentations)
- presentation (act of presenting something or someone)
- presentation (demonstration)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: presentation
- French: présentation
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French présentation, from présenter + -ation, equivalent to presentera + -ation. Cognate with English presentation, German Präsentation, Norwegian Bokmål presentasjon, Norwegian Nynorsk presentasjon and Danish præsentation.
Noun[edit]
presentation c
- a presentation
Declension[edit]
| Declension of presentation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | presentation | presentationen | presentationer | presentationerna |
| Genitive | presentations | presentationens | presentationers | presentationernas |
[edit]
- presentatör
- presentera
Anagrams[edit]
- prestationen
Other forms: presentations
The noun presentation means the official giving, or presenting, of something. The presentation of diplomas at a graduation ceremony is the part that makes many of the parents in the audience cry.
A presentation can be a ceremony of giving some gift or award, and it can also be a demonstration or show — like a dog training presentation at your local pet store. Another meaning of presentation is a style of displaying something — like the presentation of plants and flowers in the florist’s window or the presentation of food on a buffet table. In the 1600s, presentation was commonly used to mean «show or play,» as in «a theatrical presentation.»
Definitions of presentation
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noun
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
“she gave the trophy but he made the
presentation” -
noun
the act of presenting a proposal
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types:
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first reading
the first presentation of a bill in a legislature
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second reading
the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee’s report and take a vote (US)
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type of:
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proposal, proposition
the act of making a proposal
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first reading
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noun
the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
“he prepared his
presentation carefully in advance” -
noun
formally making a person known to another or to the public
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noun
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
“the
presentation of new data”-
synonyms:
demonstration, presentment
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exhibition
the act of exhibiting
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exposure
presentation to view in an open or public manner
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performance
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
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lecture demonstration
presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about
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counterdemonstration
a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration
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dramatic performance, dramatic production
the act of performing a drama
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encore
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
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extemporisation, extemporization, improvisation
a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
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juggle, juggling
throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
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conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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musical performance
the act of performing music
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one-night stand
a performance in one place on one night only
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interpretation, rendering, rendition
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
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last hurrah, swan song
a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
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debunking, repudiation
the exposure of falseness or pretensions
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production
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
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rodeo
an exhibition of cowboy skills
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program, programme
a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
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reprise
the act of performing a role again
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type of:
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show
the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
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noun
a visual representation of something
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synonyms:
display
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float
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
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Snellen chart
display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity
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spectacle
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
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bullfight, corrida
a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
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naumachia, naumachy
a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
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type of:
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representation
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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noun
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
“Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal
presentations”
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презентация, представление, вручение, предъявление, показ, подарок, поднесение
существительное ↓
- представление (кого-л. кому-л.)
- преподнесение
the presentation of an address of welcome — преподнесение /вручение/ приветственного адреса 
- подарок, подношение, адрес и т. п.
presentation copy — а) экземпляр, подаренный автором; б) дарственный экземпляр
to make a presentation — сделать подарок
the watch was a presentation to me — эти часы были мне подарены, эти часы я получил в подарок
- изложение, преподнесение, описание; подача
- предъявление
presentation for payment — предъявление к платежу
payable on presentation — оплачиваемый по предъявлении
- представление, показ, постановка (спектакля)
- филос. представление; идея
- церк. представление кандидата на духовную должность
- мед. предлежание
breech [face] presentation — ягодичное [лицевое] предлежание (плода)
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
data presentation — представление данных
presentation draft — тратта, срочная по предъявлении
presentation of cases — прения сторон
process-colour relief presentation — гипсометрическое изображение рельефа; многокрасочное изображение рельефа
colourful presentation — красочная подача; яркая подача
competitive presentation — конкурентная презентация
presentation consolidation — обобщение информации для программирования
continuity and presentation room — аппаратно-программный блок; АПБ
continuity and presentation suite — аппаратно-программный блок; АПБ
all-encompassing presentation — всеобъемлющая презентация
Примеры с переводом
The presentation was very slick.
Презентация была очень поверхностной.
He prepared his presentation carefully in advance.
Он заранее тщательно подготовил свою презентацию.
They bring real theater to a sales presentation.
Они привнесли настоящую театральность в процедуру презентации товаров.
He made a right mare’s nest of that presentation.
Он такого навертел в этой презентации!
I hope I don’t humiliate myself during the presentation.
Я надеюсь, что я не опозорил себя во время презентации.
She observed that his presentation took up too much time.
Она обратила внимание, что его выступление заняло слишком много времени.
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations
Иногда кесарево сечение является результатом неправильного предлежания (плода).
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
She is giving a presentation at tomorrow’s meeting. 
The choir sang during the presentation of the gifts.
Paul always gets nervous whenever he has to give a presentation.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
representation — представление, представительство, изображение, образ, заявление, утверждение
presentational — представляемый, репрезентативный, преподносимый, излагаемый, описываемый
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): presentation
мн. ч.(plural): presentations
What do we mean by presentation?
The action of presenting something. noun
The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display. noun
A theatrical performance or display. noun
A demonstration, lecture, or speech that is presented to an audience. noun
A formal introduction of someone to others, as at court. noun
The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice. noun
The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus. noun
A symptom or sign or a group of symptoms or signs that is evident during a medical examination. noun
The fact of being evident or manifest. Used of a disease or condition. noun
A direct perception of something in the future; presension. noun
The act, especially the ceremonious act, of presenting a gift, prize, trophy, donation, or the like: as, the presentation of a medal to a fireman; the presentation of a stand of colors to a regiment; the presentation of an organ to a church. noun
The act of presenting or offering as for recognition, acceptance, etc. noun
That which is presented; a gift; an offering. noun
A representation; exhibition; appearance; show; semblance. noun
In ecclesiastical law, a patron’s act of offering to a bishop, presbytery, or other properly constituted authority a candidate for induction into a benefice. See patronage, 3. noun
Hence— The nomination by one ecclesiastical authority of a candidate to be appointed by another. In the Protestant Episcopal Church the right of presentation to the bishop is lodged in the vestry or other parish authorities. noun
The right of presenting a clergyman. noun
The act of presenting, or something presented
A dramatic performance
An award given to someone on a special occasion
Money given as a wedding gift.
A lecture or speech given in front of an audience
The symptoms and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician, e.g., «Thirty-four-year-old male presented in the emergency room with slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.»
The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth
Offering one’s blade for engagement by the opponent
The specification of a group by generators and relators.
The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response
A word with too many goddamn definitions. Urban Dictionary
The exact moment all of your blood cells decide to go directly to your dick Urban Dictionary
The act of one Presenting oneself for sexual gratification in all your glory. Urban Dictionary
Showing your crotch or dick bulge in an obvious or semi obvious manner Urban Dictionary
When you have to take a crap really bad and you feel the poop coming out. Urban Dictionary
The singular moment when you are most susceptible to a heart attack. Urban Dictionary
Presentaion:/ˌprɛz ənˈteɪ ʃən, ˌpri zɛn-/ Set number of agonizing minutes of exclusive divided attention (divided among you & your lousy slides, facebook, youtube, email, myspace, text messages, chats + other cool websites and iphone apps) intended for explaining to a group of unwilling students what took you 3 weeks to partially understand and one night to put on powerpoint. Urban Dictionary
A word that illiterate people use instead of «presenting» becasue htey dont know how to say «presenting» Urban Dictionary
A pre-emptive resentment; getting pissed before anything actually happens. Urban Dictionary
Something you give without any type of obligation. Urban Dictionary
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRESENTATION
1
[count]
:
an activity in which someone shows, describes, or explains something to a group of people
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The charts and graphs helped me understand the presentation.
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She will take your questions after she has made her presentation.
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The senior accountant gave a presentation at the meeting.
2
[noncount]
:
the way in which something is arranged, designed, etc.
:
the way in which something is presented
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The presentation of the food made it look very appetizing.
3
a
:
the act of giving something to someone in a formal way or in a ceremony
[noncount]
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The choir sang during the presentation of the gifts.
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The awards were given out last night, and the mayor was on hand to make the presentations. [=to present the awards]
b
[count]
:
a ceremony in which something (such as an award) is given to someone in a formal way
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an awards presentation
4
[noncount]
:
the act of showing or presenting something to someone so that it can be seen or considered
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The state has a law that prohibits the presentation of new evidence 30 days after conviction.
5
[count]
:
the performance of a play
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We are going to see an outdoor presentation of the play.
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[count]
medical
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the position of a baby inside its mother just before the baby is born
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abnormal birth presentations
— presentational
/ˌprɛzn̩ˌteɪʃənl̟/
adjective
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presentational skills