Usage Note
Presencia can refer to physical attendance (su presencia en la reunión = 'his attendance at the meeting') or to a person's bearing and charisma (tiene mucha presencia = 'she has a commanding presence'). The phrase en presencia de means 'in the presence of' and appears in legal and formal contexts. It is not interchangeable with existencia ('existence').
Examples
"Su presencia animó la fiesta."
Natural Translation
Her presence livened up the party.
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