contenance
Meanings
Noun
1. capacity (amount that can be held)
2. composure
Examples4
Elle se donne juste une contenance.
She's just putting up a front.
Cette bouteille a une contenance d'un litre.
This bottle holds one liter.
Sa contenance, son trouble, sa confusion disent assez qu'il est coupable.
His composure, his trouble, his confusion say enough that he is guilty.
La cuve a une contenance de cinquante gallons.
The tank has a capacity of fifty-gallons.