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contented adj [person] content (with de) ; [feeling] de bien-être ; he gave a contented sigh il a poussé un soupir de bien-être ; he's a contented child c'est un enfant heureux. -
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contented [kənˈtentɪd]* * *[kən'tentɪd] -
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contented [kən'tentɪd]∎ she seems very contented with life elle semble très contente de son sort -
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adjective (satisfied; quietly happy: a contented sigh.) satisfait -
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6 self-contented
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7 happy
happy [ˈhæpɪ]1. adjectivea. [person, smile, time, outcome] heureux• I'm happy to say that... j'ai le plaisir de vous dire que...b. ( = contented) [person] content ; [childhood, life, marriage, family] heureux• you're not just saying that to keep me happy? tu ne dis pas ça juste pour me faire plaisir ?c. ( = glad) to be happy to do sth bien vouloir faire qchd. (in greetings) happy birthday! bon anniversaire !• happy Christmas! joyeux Noël !• happy Easter! joyeuses Pâques !• happy New Year! bonne année !• happy holidays! (US) joyeuses fêtes !2. compounds* * *['hæpɪ]1) ( cheerful) [life, memory, person] heureux/-euse ( about de; with somebody avec quelqu'un; for somebody pour quelqu'un; that que + subj)2) ( pleased) content3) ( willing)to be happy to do — être heureux/-euse de faire
4) ( in greetings)5) ( fortunate) [choice, phrase] heureux/-euse••to be as happy as Larry ou as a sandboy — GB être heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau
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I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) satisfait2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) contentement3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) se contenter (de)- contentedly - contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) contenu2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) teneur•- contents -
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[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) mécontentement- discontentedly - discontentment -
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A n1 ( relative quantity) teneur f ; the fat/vitamin content la teneur en matières grasses/en vitamines ; low/high lead content (in soil, metal etc) faible/forte teneur en plomb ; to have a low/high fat content être pauvre/riche en matières grasses ;3 ( happiness) contentement m.1 (of jar, bag) contenu m ; (of house, for insurance) biens mpl mobiliers ; he emptied the drawer of its contents il a vidé le tiroir de tout ce qu'il contenait ;2 (of book, file) list ou table of contents table f des matières ; what were the contents of the letter? que contenait cette lettre?C adj satisfait (with de) ; to be content to do se contenter de faire ; not content with doing non content de faire ; she's content with her life sa vie lui convient ; he's content with what he has il se contente de ce qu'il a ; I'm quite content here je suis bien ici.to do sth to one's heart's content faire qch autant que l'on veut. -
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A n1 (of coal, furnace) rougeoiement m ; (of room, candle) lueur f ;2 ( colour) éclat m ; there was a glow in her cheeks ( from happiness) elle avait le visage radieux ; after the exercise there was a glow in her cheeks l'exercice lui avait donné des couleurs ;3 ( feeling) douce sensation f ; a contented glow une douce (sensation de) satisfaction ; to take on a glow of nostalgia se colorer de nostalgie ; it gives you a warm glow ça fait chaud au cœur.B vi1 ( give off light) [coal, metal, furnace] rougeoyer ; [lamp, cigarette] luire ; the furnace glowed a deep red le foyer luisait d'un rouge ardent ; paint that glows in the dark peinture qui luit dans le noir ; the room glowed in the firelight la pièce baignait dans la douce clarté du feu ;2 ( look vibrant) [colour] être éclatant ; her skin glowed elle avait un teint éblouissant ; to glow with health [person] resplendir de santé ; her cheeks glowed with health son visage resplendissait de santé ; to glow with pride/delight rayonner de fierté/joie ; his eyes glowed with anger son regard luisait de colère ;3 ( feel warm) she was beginning to glow une douce chaleur l'envahissait.
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