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1 gracious
gracious ['greɪʃəs]∎ to be gracious to or towards sb faire preuve de bienveillance envers qn;∎ to be gracious in defeat être bon perdant, accepter la défaite avec bonne grâce;∎ our gracious King/Queen notre gracieux souverain;∎ by the gracious consent of… par la grâce de…;∎ God has been gracious to us Dieu s'est montré miséricordieux ou bienveillant envers nous∎ gracious living la vie facile∎ (good) gracious (me)! mon Dieu!;∎ good gracious no! jamais de la vie!;∎ old-fashioned goodness gracious! Seigneur Dieu!, bonté divine! -
2 gracious
A adj1 (generous, dignified) [person] affable ; [acceptance, admission] fait de bon gré ; to be gracious (to sb) about ne pas en vouloir à qn pour [mistake, failure] ; to be gracious in defeat accepter la défaite avec bonne grâce ; it is gracious of you to say so c'est aimable à vous de dire cela ;2 ( aristocratic) [lady, smile, wave] ( pleasant) affable ; ( condescending) condescendant ; gracious living vie f de luxe ;3 ( in royal title) gracieux/-ieuse ; by gracious permission of par la grâce de ;4 Relig [God] miséricordieux. -
3 gracious
gracious [ˈgreɪ∫əs]1. adjectivea. ( = kindly) [person, smile, gesture] bienveillant ; ( = courteous) courtoisb. ( = elegant) gracious living la vie de luxe2. exclamation(inf) good gracious! mon Dieu !• good gracious no! jamais de la vie !• good gracious me! oh, mon Dieu !* * *['greɪʃəs]1) (generous, dignified) [person] affable2) ( aristocratic) ( pleasant) affable; ( condescending) condescendant3) ( in royal title)
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