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1 indulgence
indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]a. ( = tolerance) indulgence f• he allowed himself the indulgence of a day off work il s'est offert le luxe de prendre un jour de congé* * *[ɪn'dʌldʒəns]2) ( act of indulging)indulgence in nostalgia — abandon m à la nostalgie
3) ( enjoyment) plaisir m -
2 indulgence
2 ( tolerance) indulgence f (towards envers ; for pour) ; if I may crave your indulgence sout si vous m'accordez la faveur de votre attention ;3 ( act of indulging) indulgence in food gourmandise f ; indulgence in nostalgia abandon m à la nostalgie ;5 Relig indulgence f. -
3 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) gâter2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) donner libre cours à3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) se faire plaisir•- indulgent - indulge in -
4 dispose
dispose [dɪ'spəʊz]∎ I am not disposed to help him je ne suis pas disposé à l'aider;∎ his moving testimonial disposed the jury to leniency son témoignage émouvant a disposé le jury à l'indulgence∎ proverb man proposes, God disposes l'homme propose et Dieu dispose(a) (get rid of → waste, rubbish, problem) se débarrasser de; (by taking away → refuse) enlever, ramasser; (by selling) vendre; (by throwing away) jeter; (workers) congédier, renvoyer;∎ I'll dispose of it as I like j'en ferai ce que je voudrai;∎ I can dispose of this old table for you je peux te débarrasser de cette vieille table(b) (deal with → problem, question) résoudre, régler; (→ task, matter under discussion) expédier, régler;∎ to dispose of an argument détruire un argument(d) (have at one's disposal) disposer de, avoir à sa disposition -
5 overindulgence
overindulgence [‚əʊvərɪn'dʌldʒəns](a) (in food and drink) excès m, abus m(b) (towards person) indulgence f excessive, complaisance fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > overindulgence
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