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penchant [ˈpɑ:nʃɑ:n, Am ˈpentʃənt] N pej

penchant

скло́нность f

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Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public. en.wikipedia.org

They are known to have a penchant for singing about aliens and robots, and have a large following of loyal fans. en.wikipedia.org

He is known for his penchant for selecting beautiful poems for his compositions. en.wikipedia.org

He speaks with a heavy accent and has a penchant for chewing on cloves. en.wikipedia.org

She has a penchant for successfully growing pine trees, even out in the hot desert. en.wikipedia.org

The music develops on his penchant for electronics, resulting in a drum and bass/jungle/dubstep sound. en.wikipedia.org

He even occasionally displays a penchant for certain talents. en.wikipedia.org

He had a penchant for marking his buildings with chronogramic inscriptions. en.wikipedia.org

That season, he was criticized by fans for his penchant to ground into double plays. en.wikipedia.org

He is noted for dramatic compositions, a penchant for manipulating metre, an affinity for open tunings, and an unconventionally free two-handed technical approach. en.wikipedia.org

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