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1 playfulness
playfulness n (of remark, action, mood) caractère m enjoué ; (of child, kitten) espièglerie f ; ( of person) enjouement m. -
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5 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jouer2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jouer (à)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) jouer4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) jouer5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) jouer (de)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) jouer (un tour à)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jouer (contre)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) chatoyer9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) diriger10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jouer2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) jeu, amusement2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pièce3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jeu•- player- playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up -
6 mischief
mischief n1 ( playfulness) espièglerie f ; ( witty) malice f ; ( done by children) bêtises fpl ; they are full of mischief ils sont pleins d'espièglerie ; to get into mischief faire des bêtises ; it keeps them out of mischief ça les occupe ; children are always up to mischief les enfants sont toujours prêts à faire des bêtises ; her eyes twinkled with mischief ses yeux brillaient de malice ;3 ○ ( rascal) polisson/-onne m/f.to do oneself a mischief GB se faire mal. -
7 wantonness
1 ( gratuity) caractère m gratuit (of de) ;2 ( playfulness) exubérance f ;3 †( provocativeness) impudeur f. -
8 fun
fun [fʌn]1 noun∎ to have fun s'amuser;∎ we had fun at the party nous nous sommes bien amusés à la soirée;∎ have fun! amusez-vous bien!;∎ what fun! ce que c'est drôle ou amusant!;∎ I don't see the fun in kicking a ball round a field je ne trouve pas ça drôle de faire le tour d'un terrain en donnant des coups de pied dans un ballon;∎ skiing is good or great fun c'est très amusant de faire du ski;∎ it's fun to go cycling c'est marrant de faire du vélo;∎ she's tremendous fun elle est drôlement marrante;∎ her brother is a lot of fun son frère est très drôle;∎ the children got a lot of fun out of the bicycle les enfants se sont bien amusés avec le vélo;∎ I'm learning Chinese for fun or for the fun of it j'apprends le chinois pour mon plaisir;∎ he only went for the fun of it il n'y est allé que pour s'amuser;∎ just for the fun of it he pretended to be the boss histoire de rire, il a fait semblant d'être le patron;∎ it wasn't much fun walking home in the rain rentrer à pied sous la pluie n'avait rien d'une partie de plaisir;∎ it won't be half as much fun without you ce ne sera pas si drôle sans toi;∎ are you reading Marx for fun? c'est par plaisir que tu lis Marx?;∎ his sister spoiled the fun sa sœur a joué les trouble-fête ou les rabat-joie;∎ I don't want to spoil your fun, but could you keep the noise down? je ne veux pas jouer les trouble-fête, mais est-ce que vous pourriez faire un peu moins de bruit?;∎ having to wear a crash helmet takes all the fun out of motorcycling devoir porter un casque gâche tout le plaisir qu'on a à faire de la moto;∎ ironic her boyfriend walked in and that's when the fun began son copain est entré et c'est là qu'on a commencé à rire;∎ the president has become a figure of fun le président est devenu la risée de tous;∎ to make fun of or to poke fun at sb se moquer de qn;∎ we'll have a children's party with lots of fun and games on va organiser une fête pour les enfants avec des tas de jeux ou divertissements;∎ I've had enough of your fun and games (foolish behaviour) j'en ai assez de tes blagues ou farces;∎ there'll be some fun and games if his wife finds out (trouble) ça va mal aller si sa femme l'apprend(b) (playfulness) enjouement m, gaieté f;∎ to be full of fun être plein d'entrain ou très gai;∎ he said it in fun il l'a dit pour rire ou en plaisantantfamiliar rigolo, marrant;∎ he's a fun guy or person il est rigolo ou marrant∎ I was just funning! c'était pour rire!►► fun fur fourrure f synthétique -
9 skittishness
skittishness ['skɪtɪʃnɪs](b) (of horse) caractère m ombrageuxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > skittishness
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10 whimsicality
whimsicality [wɪmzɪ'kælɪtɪ](of person → capriciousness) caractère m capricieux ou fantasque; (→ playfulness) malice f; (of behaviour, sense of humour, story, remark) caractère m farfeluUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whimsicality
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playfulness — index mischief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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playfulness — noun see playful … New Collegiate Dictionary
playfulness — See playfully. * * * … Universalium
playfulness — noun The quality of being playful … Wiktionary
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playfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state of being full of high spirited fun: friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, waggishness. See WORK … English dictionary for students
playfulness — play·ful·ness || pleɪfÊŠlnɪs n. gaiety, cheerfulness; pleasantness, geniality; gladness, happiness … English contemporary dictionary
playfulness — play·ful·ness … English syllables