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1 convenance
convenance [kɔ̃vnɑ̃s]feminine nounb. ( = étiquette) les convenances the proprieties* * *kɔ̃vnɑ̃s
1.
lundi ou mardi, à votre convenance — on Monday or Tuesday, at your convenience
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convenances nom féminin pluriel ( bienséance) (social) conventionsrespecter les convenances — to respect convention ou the conventions
* * *kɔ̃vnɑ̃s1. nf2. convenances nfpl* * *A nf cette maison est à ma convenance ( à mon goût) this house is to my liking; ( qui m'arrange) this house suits me; pour (des motifs de) convenance personnelle for personal reasons; lundi ou mardi, à votre convenance on Monday or Tuesday, to suit you ou at your convenience; un mariage de convenance a marriage of convenience.B convenances nfpl ( bienséance) conventions; respecter/braver les convenances to respect/to defy convention ou the conventions; au mépris des convenances in defiance of convention; par souci des convenances for propriety's sake.[kɔ̃vnɑ̃s] nom fémininla convenance d'humeur ou de goût entre deux personnes affinity of taste between two people————————convenances nom féminin plurielrespecter les convenances to respect ou to observe the proprietiesà ma convenance locution adverbiale,à sa convenance etc. locution adverbialeas suits me/him etc. (best)————————pour convenance(s) personnelle(s) locution adverbiale
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